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Supporting documents & checklists

The supporting document checklists listed below will give an indication of the types of documents the UK Border Agency visa officer would want to see, but there may be others that you should include. The checklists are designed to assist you in the visa application process. They are not a definitive list of the types of documents you should include.

We ask for supporting documents to help us decide if you meet the requirements of the UK Immigration Rules. For example you will usually need to show that you have enough money to pay for your trip, and your food, accommodation and expenses in the United Kingdom (UK). To show this we will ask to see bank statements, pay slips and evidence of savings - yours and/or your sponsor's, depending on who is paying the costs. Also you will usually need to show that you will leave the UK at the end of your stay. To show this you could send evidence of your job, or continuing studies in your home country. You should include all of the supporting documents you think are relevant.

Please print your checklist and bring it to the visa application centre with you. You should print the forms on good quality paper, ensuring the text does not exceed the margins.

Visitor
 
- Tourist/student visit/medical treatment/in transit to another country/business visit/family visit/marriage/academic visit
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Employment
 
- Work permit & dependants checklist

Overseas Domestic Worker
 
- Overseas domestic worker and dependants checklist
- Overseas domestic worker and dependant questionnaire
- Overseas domestic worker undertaking (EC 28)
- Terms & conditions - employment of an overseas domestic worker in the UK (EC 29)
- The UK national minimum wage

Settlement
 
- Settlement
- Sponsorship declaration form for settlement: parents, grandparents, other dependent relatives. All applicants applying for a visa under this category must provide sponsorship undertakings as part of their application.

European Economic Area family permit
 
- European Economic Area family permit

•` Direct airside transit visa (DATV)
 
- Direct airside transit visa (DATV)

Right of abode
 
- Right of abode - Applicants for a certificate of entitlement to right of abode are exempt from submitting their biometrics.

Overseas territory
 
- Overseas territory visa

Sole representative of an overseas firm
 
- Sole representative of an overseas firm

Points-based system

Points-based system is a system for managing migration for those wishing to enter the UK for work or study. Please visit www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for more information and to use the self-assessment calculator.

Tier 1 points-based system

General
Investor
Entrepreneur
Post-Study Work

Tier 2 points-based system

Tier 2 (General)
Tier 2 (Intra company transfer)
Tier 2 (Sportsperson)
Tier 2 (Minister of Religion)

Tier 4 points-based system

Tier 4 General Student/Dependant Checklist
Tier 4 Child Student

Tier 5 points-based system

Tier 5 (Creative and sporting)
Tier 5 (Charity worker)
Tier 5 (Religious worker)
Tier 5 (Government authorised exchange)
Tier 5 (International agreement)
Tier 5 (Youth mobility scheme)

If you cannot find the category of application that you require, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information