🇮🇳 India → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Entry Requirements
Standard Visitor visa before you travel — apply online, earliest 3 months before your trip.
✓ Verified · 5 November 2026
| Requirement | What the official source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Visa | Standard Visitor visa required before travel Apply online before you travel, then attend a visa application centre appointment to prove your identity with your passport. |
GOV.UK — Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor Checked 5 November 2026 |
| Visa fee | £135 For a Standard Visitor visa of up to 6 months. |
GOV.UK — Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor Checked 5 November 2026 |
| Long-term visitor visas | £506 (2 years) · £903 (5 years) · £1,128 (10 years) For regular visitors; whichever you hold, each visit is still capped at 6 months. |
GOV.UK — Standard Visitor Checked 30 October 2026 |
| When to apply | Earliest 3 months before you travel You cannot apply earlier than 3 months before your trip. |
GOV.UK — Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor Checked 5 November 2026 |
| Immigration Health Surcharge | Not payable by visitors The Immigration Health Surcharge does not apply to the visitor route. |
GOV.UK — Immigration Health Surcharge Checked 30 October 2026 |
| Length of stay | Up to 6 months per visit You can usually stay for up to 6 months; you must show you will leave at the end of your visit and can support yourself during the trip. |
GOV.UK — Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor Checked 5 November 2026 |
| If refused | No right of appeal and no administrative review A visitor refusal carries no appeal and no administrative review — your refusal notice states this. The realistic routes are a fresh application that answers the refusal reasons, or judicial review. |
GOV.UK — Immigration Rules Appendix V: Visitor Checked 30 October 2026 |
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- 5 November 2026 — Cell created from the verified UK visitor guide research; fee, window and stay re-read on GOV.UK the same day.
General information only. This guide is based on official sources publicly available and checked on the date shown on this page. Visa rules change, and consular and USCIS officers decide every case on its own facts — nothing here is a confirmation or a guarantee for your individual case, and this is not legal advice. Always confirm the current requirement on the official page linked in this guide before you act, and consider a qualified immigration attorney for your specific situation.