VAT21.3 How much leave to enter?
Up to 12 months is the maximum length of stay permitted under this concession. Foreign nationals aged 16 or over coming for longer than 6 months should be required where appropriate to register with the police. There is no further extension of stay beyond 12 months.
Other Content
- VAT17.1 What type of people and sports qualify?
- VAT17.2 Sportspersons coming for specific events
- VAT17.3 Technical, support staff and officials
- VAT17.4 Charity events and exhibition matches
- VAT17.5 Sportspersons coming for training
- VAT17.6 Amateur sportspeople joining amateur teams
- VAT17.7 Dependants
- VAT17.8 Is entry clearance mandatory?
- VAT17.9 What is the maximum stay in the UK for a Sports Visitor?
- VAT17.10 Entry clearance endorsement
- VAT17.11 Examples of refusal wordings
- VAT17.12 Do sports visitors have full appeal rights?
- VAT17.13 Switching
- VAT17.14 Events not considered as a sports competition
- VAT18.1 What type of people qualify?
- VAT18.2 Definition of amateur
- VAT18.3 Dependants
- VAT18.4 Is entry clearance mandatory?
- VAT18.5 What is the maximum stay in the UK for Entertainer Visitor?
- VAT18.6 Entry clearance endorsement
- VAT18.7 Switching
- VAT18.08 Examples of refusal wordings
- VAT18.09 Do entertainer visitors have full rights of appeal?
- VAT18.10 List of recognised festivals for which entry under Points Based System is not required: 1 May 2009 - 30 April 2010
- VAT18.11 Dual purpose visits
- VAT19.1 What are the requirements for a visitor under the ADS MoU?
- VAT19.2 How long can a visitor stay under the ADS MoU?
- VAT19.3 What is the leave to enter?
- VAT20.1 Are visas required for Foreign Armed Forces coming for training or familiarisation courses in the UK?
- VAT20.2 What is the visa endorsement for members of Foreign Armed Forces visiting the UK to attend training or familiarisation courses?
- VAT21.1 Can visitors take part in archaeological excavations?
- VAT21.2 Is entry clearance mandatory?
- VAT22.1 Can an appellant seek admission to attend their appeal hearing?
- VAT22.2 Can an appellant with an outstanding appeal seek entry for some other purpose?
- VAT22.3 What action should the ECO take if a decision is taken to issue an entry clearance for another purpose?
- VAT23.1 What are the requirements?
- VAT23.2 Is entry clearance mandatory?
- VAT23.3 Do I need to refer these applications?
- VAT23.4 What are the key requirements for people exercising their right of access to a child in the UK?
- VAT23.5 What is the entry clearance endorsement?
- VAT23.6 Examples of refusal wordings
- VAT23.7 Do people exercising their right of access have full rights of appeal?
- VAT24.1 When can a person seeking entry as a child minder qualify as a visitor?
- VAT24.2 Do child minders qualify for entry under any other scheme?
- VAT24.3 What are the appeal rights for visitors coming to act as temporary child minders for relatives?
- VAT25.1 Visitors seeking visas for other countries
- VAT25.2 Visitors seeking settlement visas for a third country
- VAT26.1 Persons coming for job interviews
- VAT27.1 Court reporters
- VAT28.1 Witnesses attending trials in the UK

