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Standard Visitor (tourism, up to 6 months)
- Destination: United Kingdom
- Visa: Standard Visitor (tourism, up to 6 months)
- Passport: India
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Costs £135 for up to 6 months (fee current as of when this was last verified — check the link for the live figure). Apply up to 3 months before travelling.
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You'll need this for identity checks, biometrics (photo + fingerprints), and to hand in your documents.
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Eligibility context
Do you need a visa?
Yes. India is on the UK's Visa National List, so you need entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel — this route isn't available as an ETA-only or visa-free visit (narrow exceptions exist separately in the Immigration Rules).
Source: Immigration Rules Appendix Visitor Visa National List · Open Government Licence v3.0
What this visa covers
Tourism, seeing family or friends, transit, and certain other permitted activities, for up to 6 months. No paid or unpaid work, no claiming public funds, no living in the UK long-term via repeat visits.
Source: Standard Visitor · Open Government Licence v3.0
The genuine visitor requirement (Immigration Rules, Appendix V, V4.2)
The decision maker must be satisfied you will leave at the end of the visit, are genuinely visiting for a permitted purpose, and have sufficient funds for the trip (your own, or a third party's under specific conditions) without working or accessing public funds.
Source: Immigration Rules Appendix V Visitor · Open Government Licence v3.0
This assumes: an adult, ordinary passport holder, resident in and applying from India, self-funding their own trip, visiting for up to 6 months. If that doesn't match your situation, some of this may not apply.
This is general information about the UK's published Standard Visitor visa requirements, not individual immigration advice. It doesn't tell you whether you personally qualify — you decide whether to apply.