• Minister Missionary Religious
• - Must have been working for at least one year as minister of religion. Of if a missionary, must have been trained as a missionary or worked as a missionary and is being sent to the UK by an overseas organisation.
• - A member of a religious order coming to the UK must live in a community maintained by a religious order.
• - Intend to work full time as a minister of religion or missionary.
• - Does not intend to take employment except with the terms stated above.
• - Able to maintain and accommodate including any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds.
• - A letter from your employer in the UK giving details of your expected duties.
• - A contract of employment (if you have one), i.e. teaching in the establishment maintained by the religious order.
• - Documentary evidence of any qualifications you have fo the job and details of your past experience

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• Domestic worker in a Private Household

• - A completed application form: Non-Settlement (VAF2 Oct 2007). Also available from your nearest British Consulate or High Commission.
• - A visa fee in your country’s currency.
• - One recent coloured and unframed passport size photograph.
• - Contract of Employment from UK employer.
• - A written undertaking from your employer to provide adequate maintenance and accommodation including a separate bedroom
• - Financial evidence from your employer showing their ability to support and accommodate you in the UK, e.g. bank statements covering a period of 6 months prior to application. Confirmation of how many people are presently renting or living in the property.
• - Please note workers travelling to the UK must be aged between 18-65 and be able to provide documentary evidence that they have worked in their employer’s household continuously for 12 months immediately preceding the application. (Workers employed in diplomatic households in the UK are exempt from this condition).

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• Doctors and Dentist on Training

• - Doctors & Dentists who qualify overseas and who wish to apply for registration with the GMC or GDC are required first to pass the test of the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board to demonstrate their knowledge of English and their medical expertise.
• - A graduate intending to undertake pre-registration House Officer employment for up to 12 months.
• - Are a doctor or dentist eligible for full or limited registration with the General Medical Council or with the General Dental Council who intends to undertake postgraduate training in a hospital or the Community Health Services or both; and
• - Intend to leave the UK on completion of the training period.
• - Be able to maintain and accommodate themselves and their dependants without recourse to public funds.
• - A fully qualified doctor or dentist and wish to take up employment will need a work permit.

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• Dependants of Work Permit Free
• - Spouses and children under 18 of someone who is admitted to the UK in one of the categories of employment for which a work permit is not required may be admitted to UK with them if they have a visa for this purpose.
• - They will have to show that there will be adequate accommodation in the UK for them and that they will be adequately maintained without recourse to public funds.
• - Photocopy of relevant pages of sponsor/s passport showing admission details if sponsor/s are already in the UK

• Spouse Visa
• - A completed visa application from: Settlement form (VAF4 Oct 2007). Also available from your nearest British Consulate or High Commission.
• - One recent coloured and unframed passport size photograph.
• - Visa fee in your country’s currency.
• - Your current passport and any old passport.
• - A full copy of the sponsor’s passport including the personal details page and all stamped pages.
• - If the applicant has children, their birth certificates.
• - Evidence that the sponsor can support financially. E.g. bank statements covering the period of 6 months prior to application including any savings and evidence of employment.
• - Evidence that your sponsor has adequate accommodation. Mortgage documents or a rent book is acceptable along with the description of the property.
• - Annulment or divorce papers of applicant and sponsor if necessary.
• - Evidence that you and your sponsor have remained in contact during sponsor’s absence from the Philippines. Telephone bills and personal letter may help.
• - A copy of marriage licence or the original marriage certificate from the country where the marriage took place.
• - Evidence that your sponsor has residence in the UK
• - Any other documentary evidence that may assists your application showing that you relationship is subsisting.
• - A letter of support from your sponsor.

• Fiancée/e Visa
• - A completed visa application form: Settlement Form (VAF4 Oct 2007). Also available at your nearest British Consulate or High Commission.
• - One recent coloured and unframed passport size photograph.
• - Visa fee in your country’s currency.
• - Your current passport and any old passport.
• - Copy of sponsor’s passport including the personal details page and all the stamped pages.
• - Child/children birth certificate (if there are any).
• - Financial evidence from sponsor, e.g. bank statements and other savings for the past 6 months prior to application. Evidence of employment.
• - Evidence of sponsor’s adequate accommodation. Mortgage documents or rent books are acceptable along with the description of the property.
• - Other relevant documents, e.g. divorce/annulment papers, etc.
• - Evidence of contacts with sponsor supported by letters, e-mails, telephone bills.
• - Evidence that your sponsor has permanent residence in the UK if not of British nationality.
• - A letter of support from your sponsor.

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• Unmarried Partner and Civil Partnership

• Evidence of previous cohabitation. E.g. joint commitments such as bank accounts, investments, rent agreements, mortgage, etc.
• Correspondence that links you and your sponsor to the same address, or any other official records of both sharing the same address e.g. doctor’s records.
• Evidence that adequately demonstrates your commitment to each other.
• Evidence that the relationship is subsisting e.g. letters, e-mails, telephone calls

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• Requirements of a dependent of a UK Resident

• A completed visa application form: (Settlement Form (VAF4 Oct 2007). Also available at your nearest British Consulate or High Commission.
• One recent coloured and unframed passport size photograph.
• Visa fee in your country’s currency.
• Copy of sponsor’s passport including the personal details page and all stamped pages.
• Birth certificate of each child.
• Evidence that sponsor can support financially, e.g. bank statements, other savings covering a period of 6 months prior to application. Evidence of employment.
• Evidence that sponsor has adequate accommodation e.g. mortgage documents or rent book is acceptable along with the description of the property.
• Evidence of contacts with sponsor supported by letters, e-mails, telephone bills.
• Evidence that your sponsor has permanent residence in the UK if not of British nationality.
• Any other documentary evidence that may assist your application.
• If you are a child under 18 years and are joining just one of your parents, evidence will be required as to the whereabouts of the other parent.

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• Returning Resident

If you have been away longer than 2 years you may still qualify to return to the UK as a resident, if, for example you have strong family ties or have lived there most of your life.

If you have been away for more than 2 years you are advised to apply for a visa.

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• Right of Abode

• A completed application form VAF4 Oct 2007.
• A valid passport
• Your birth certificate
• Your marriage certificate
• Your parents marriage certificate.
• Evidence that you are a British citizen.
• Evidence that one of your parents is a British citizen (other than by descent) in the form of a passport, birth certificate or certificate of registration.

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• The Home Office
• JCWI
• The OISC
• Philippine Embassy (UK)
• British Embassy (Manila)
• UK Visas FAQs