{ "$schema": "https://govschema.org/spec/v0.3/govschema.schema.json", "govschemaVersion": "0.3.0", "id": "gb/ukvi/standard-visitor-visa", "version": "1.0.0", "title": "United Kingdom Standard Visitor Visa Application", "description": "Apply online for a UK Standard Visitor visa: the full visa required by a 'visa national' (someone whose nationality means they must obtain a visa before travelling, rather than being visa-exempt or eligible for the lighter-weight Electronic Travel Authorisation) to visit the UK for up to 6 months for tourism, visiting family or friends, or general business activities, under UK Visas and Immigration's Immigration Rules Appendix V. It costs GBP 135 and is a distinct, more involved process from the already-published gb/homeoffice/eta-application. The online application is followed by an in-person appointment at a Visa Application Centre (VAC) to give fingerprints and a photo (biometric enrolment) and to present supporting documents; this document models only the preceding online application, not the VAC appointment itself. This document models an adult applicant applying for themselves for the standard single 6-month visa, for tourism, family/friend visits, or general business activities. Out of scope: the parallel study visitor, academic visitor (including senior doctor/dentist), permitted paid engagement, and medical visitor sub-routes, each of which gov.uk documents separately with its own extra eligibility requirements and evidence; the Marriage Visitor visa; the long-term multi-entry (2/5/10-year) Standard Visitor visa variant; under-18 applicants; and an application made by a parent/guardian or representative on behalf of someone else. It does not submit the application; the live gov.uk source is always authoritative (see VERIFICATION.md).", "status": "draft", "jurisdiction": { "country": "GB", "level": "national" }, "authority": { "name": "UK Visas and Immigration (Home Office)", "abbreviation": "UKVI", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor" }, "process": { "type": "application", "language": "en-GB" }, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor", "retrievedAt": "2026-07-02", "documentRef": "Standard Visitor visa (no form number — online application only, apply-standard-visitor-visa service)" }, "verification": { "method": "manual-source-review-v1", "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-02", "verifiedBy": "GovSchema Engineering (Standards Engineer)", "nextReviewBy": "2027-01-01", "notes": "Source-derived reference schema opening a second Visa-vertical shape (a full visa, not an ETA) alongside the published us/cbp/esta-application, ca/ircc/eta-application, and gb/homeoffice/eta-application. Authored from the gov.uk 'Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor' overview page, its 'Apply for a Standard Visitor visa' sub-page, the official 'Visiting the UK: guide to supporting documents' publication, and the Home Office 'Visit: caseworker guidance (accessible)' publication (last updated 25 February 2026) for the general eligibility/suitability criteria (Appendix V, paragraphs V4.2-V4.6) caseworkers apply. All four were fetched directly with no access block (gov.uk is not on the blocked-domain list recorded for canada.ca/nzta.govt.nz). The live, authenticated online application form itself was not reachable pre-application (same constraint recorded for the sibling gb/homeoffice/eta-application and us/cbp/esta-application documents), so the field model is reconstructed from the guidance prose describing what the online application collects, not a direct read of the form's screens. Status remains 'draft' pending a field-by-field pass against the live form. See VERIFICATION.md." }, "maturity": { "level": "structural-reference", "criteria": { "structuralReference": true, "verifiedSchema": false, "agentReadySchema": false, "executionTestedSchema": false }, "method": "maturity-self-assessment-v1", "assertedBy": "GovSchema Engineering (Standards Engineer)", "assertedAt": "2026-07-02" }, "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "fields": [ { "name": "requiresStandardVisitorVisa", "label": "Does your nationality require you to obtain a Standard Visitor visa before travelling?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "fieldRole": "eligibility", "eligibleValues": [true], "description": "Determined using gov.uk's 'check if you need a UK visa' tool before applying. True for a 'visa national' who must obtain this visa before travel. If false — the applicant's nationality is visa-exempt, or eligible for the lighter-weight Electronic Travel Authorisation instead — this document does not apply; see the published gb/homeoffice/eta-application document or visa-free entry.", "sourceRef": "Overview — 'You can check if you need a visa before you apply'" }, { "name": "intendsToLeaveUkAfterVisit", "label": "Do you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "fieldRole": "eligibility", "eligibleValues": [true], "description": "A core Standard Visitor eligibility requirement (Immigration Rules Appendix V, paragraph V4.2). If false, this document does not apply.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — \"you'll leave the UK at the end of your visit\"" }, { "name": "canFundVisitAndReturnTravel", "label": "Can you support yourself (and any dependants) for the whole visit, and pay for your return or onward travel, either yourself or with funding from someone else?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "fieldRole": "eligibility", "eligibleValues": [true], "description": "Reflects the 'sufficient resources to maintain and accommodate' requirement; the caseworker guidance sets no fixed financial threshold and assesses this on individual circumstances. If false, this document does not apply.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you can support yourself and any dependants during your trip, or get money from someone else'; 'you can pay for your return or onward journey'; Visit: caseworker guidance — 'sufficient resources to maintain and accommodate themselves adequately for the whole of their planned visit'" }, { "name": "onlyIntendsPermittedShortVisit", "label": "Do you intend only a short, permitted visit — not to live in the UK through frequent or successive visits?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "fieldRole": "eligibility", "eligibleValues": [true], "description": "If false, this document does not apply; frequent/successive visits amounting to UK residence are refused under the same eligibility requirement.", "sourceRef": "Visit: caseworker guidance — applicants must not be 'living in the UK or making the UK their home through frequent and successive visits'" }, { "name": "lastName", "label": "Last name (surname)", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "description": "As it appears on the passport or travel document used to apply.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 100 } }, { "name": "firstNames", "label": "First name(s) (given names)", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "description": "As it appears on the passport or travel document.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 100 } }, { "name": "dateOfBirth", "label": "Date of birth", "type": "date", "required": true, "classification": "sensitive-pii", "description": "Full date, YYYY-MM-DD.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — personal details required to identify the applicant" }, { "name": "nationality", "label": "Nationality", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "description": "Nationality shown on the passport or travel document; determines whether this route (rather than an ETA or visa-free entry) applies.", "sourceRef": "Overview — 'check if you need a visa before you apply'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 60 } }, { "name": "passportNumber", "label": "Passport or travel document number", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "sensitive-pii", "description": "From the passport's or travel document's biographic (photo) page.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 20 } }, { "name": "passportIssueDate", "label": "Passport or travel document issue date", "type": "date", "required": true, "description": "Full date, YYYY-MM-DD.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'" }, { "name": "passportExpiryDate", "label": "Passport or travel document expiry date", "type": "date", "required": true, "description": "Full date, YYYY-MM-DD. Must remain valid for the whole of the intended stay.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'" }, { "name": "passportIssuingCountry", "label": "Country that issued the passport or travel document", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "As shown on the biographic page.", "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 60 } }, { "name": "email", "label": "Email address", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "description": "Used for the online account, application correspondence, and the visa decision. Not separately spelled out on the guidance pages reviewed, but required by every equivalent online UKVI/gov.uk application in this registry (see VERIFICATION.md).", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — online application account and decision notification", "validation": { "minLength": 3, "maxLength": 254 } }, { "name": "currentAddressLine1", "label": "Current home address — line 1", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your current home address and how long you've lived there\"", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 120 } }, { "name": "currentAddressLine2", "label": "Current home address — line 2", "type": "string", "required": false, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your current home address and how long you've lived there\"", "validation": { "maxLength": 120 } }, { "name": "currentAddressTownOrCity", "label": "Current home address — town/city", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your current home address and how long you've lived there\"", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 80 } }, { "name": "currentAddressPostalCode", "label": "Current home address — postal/ZIP code", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your current home address and how long you've lived there\"", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 20 } }, { "name": "currentAddressCountry", "label": "Current home address — country", "type": "string", "required": true, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your current home address and how long you've lived there\"", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 60 } }, { "name": "residentAtCurrentAddressSince", "label": "Date you started living at your current home address", "type": "date", "required": true, "description": "Full date, YYYY-MM-DD. Modelled as a start date rather than a free-text duration for machine precision — answers the online application's \"how long you've lived there\" question.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your current home address and how long you've lived there\"" }, { "name": "parent1FullName", "label": "Parent 1 — full name", "type": "string", "required": false, "classification": "pii", "description": "\"If known\" — not mandatory when the applicant does not have this information.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your parents' names and dates of birth (if known)\"", "validation": { "maxLength": 100 } }, { "name": "parent1DateOfBirth", "label": "Parent 1 — date of birth", "type": "date", "required": false, "description": "\"If known.\"", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your parents' names and dates of birth (if known)\"" }, { "name": "parent2FullName", "label": "Parent 2 — full name", "type": "string", "required": false, "classification": "pii", "description": "\"If known.\"", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your parents' names and dates of birth (if known)\"", "validation": { "maxLength": 100 } }, { "name": "parent2DateOfBirth", "label": "Parent 2 — date of birth", "type": "date", "required": false, "description": "\"If known.\"", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"your parents' names and dates of birth (if known)\"" }, { "name": "partnerFullName", "label": "Spouse or partner — full name", "type": "string", "required": false, "classification": "pii", "description": "Left blank if the applicant has no spouse/partner.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'partner information'", "validation": { "maxLength": 100 } }, { "name": "hasFamilyMembersInUk", "label": "Do you have family members in the UK?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'family in UK'" }, { "name": "familyInUkDetails", "label": "Details of your family members in the UK", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "hasFamilyMembersInUk", "equals": true }, "classification": "pii", "description": "Name, relationship, and immigration/citizenship status of each UK-based family member.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'family in UK'", "validation": { "maxLength": 1000 } }, { "name": "employmentStatus", "label": "Employment status", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "employed = works for an employer. self_employed = runs their own business. student = currently studying. retired = retired from work. unemployed = not currently working. other = any other status.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'Employer details'", "validation": { "enum": ["employed", "self_employed", "student", "retired", "unemployed", "other"] } }, { "name": "employerNameAndAddress", "label": "Employer name and address", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "employmentStatus", "equals": "employed" }, "description": "Name and address of the applicant's employer.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'Employer details'; Guide to supporting documents — 'letter from your employer on company headed paper, detailing your role, salary and length of employment'", "validation": { "maxLength": 300 } }, { "name": "occupationOrJobTitle", "label": "Occupation or job title", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "employmentStatus", "in": ["employed", "self_employed"] }, "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'Employer details'; Guide to supporting documents — 'business registration documents or recent invoices that confirm on-going self-employment'", "validation": { "maxLength": 150 } }, { "name": "annualIncome", "label": "Annual income", "type": "number", "required": false, "classification": "financial", "description": "\"If you have an income.\" Currency is not specified by the source; enter in GBP or the applicant's home currency as the online application prompts.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'how much you earn in a year (if you have an income)'", "validation": { "minimum": 0 } }, { "name": "fundingSource", "label": "Who is funding this trip?", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "self = the applicant is funding the trip themselves. third_party = a sponsor (e.g. family member, friend, or organisation) is funding some or all of the trip.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'anyone funding your trip'", "validation": { "enum": ["self", "third_party"] } }, { "name": "thirdPartyFunderNameAndRelationship", "label": "Name and relationship of the person or organisation funding your trip", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "fundingSource", "equals": "third_party" }, "classification": "pii", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'anyone funding your trip'; Guide to supporting documents — sponsorship evidence", "validation": { "maxLength": 300 } }, { "name": "purposeOfVisit", "label": "Purpose of visit", "type": "enum", "required": true, "description": "tourism = holiday/sightseeing. visiting_family_or_friends = visiting relatives or friends. business_activities = permitted business activities (e.g. attending a meeting or interview) that are not employment. other_permitted_activity = any other permitted general visitor activity not covered by the dedicated study/academic/permitted-paid-engagement/medical sub-routes (out of scope for this document — see description).", "sourceRef": "Overview — permitted visit activities (tourism, family/friend visits, business activities, and other purposes)", "validation": { "enum": ["tourism", "visiting_family_or_friends", "business_activities", "other_permitted_activity"] } }, { "name": "intendedArrivalDate", "label": "Planned UK arrival date", "type": "date", "required": true, "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"the dates you're planning to travel to the UK\"" }, { "name": "intendedDepartureDate", "label": "Planned UK departure date", "type": "date", "required": true, "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"the dates you're planning to travel to the UK\"" }, { "name": "accommodationDuringVisit", "label": "Where you'll be staying during your visit", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Address or name of the accommodation (e.g. hotel, host's address).", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — \"where you'll be staying during your visit\"", "validation": { "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 300 } }, { "name": "estimatedTripCost", "label": "Estimated total cost of the trip", "type": "number", "required": true, "classification": "financial", "description": "Currency is not specified by the source; enter in GBP or the applicant's home currency as the online application prompts.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'how much you think your trip will cost'", "validation": { "minimum": 0 } }, { "name": "countriesVisitedInLast10Years", "label": "Countries visited in the last 10 years", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Free-text list of countries visited (and approximate dates), \"depending on your circumstances.\"", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'your travel history for the past 10 years, depending on your circumstances'", "validation": { "maxLength": 1000 } }, { "name": "previouslyRefusedUkVisaOrEntry", "label": "Have you ever been refused a UK visa, or refused entry to the UK?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "description": "Not an automatic bar to this route, but a mandatory declaration a caseworker weighs under the Appendix V / general suitability requirements.", "sourceRef": "Overview — 'you've previously been refused entry to the UK' (voluntary application note)" }, { "name": "hasCriminalConvictions", "label": "Do you have any criminal convictions, in the UK or overseas?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "description": "Mandatory suitability self-declaration. Unlike gb/homeoffice/eta-application, this document does not assert a specific conviction/sentence-length threshold: the Visit: caseworker guidance defers to the separate general grounds for refusal (Part 9 of the Immigration Rules) without restating exact thresholds on the pages reviewed — see VERIFICATION.md.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'Details of criminal, civil, or immigration offences'; Visit: caseworker guidance — general grounds for refusal (Appendix V, paragraphs V4.2-V4.6)" }, { "name": "previouslyBreachedUkImmigrationLaw", "label": "Have you ever breached UK immigration law (e.g. overstaying, working illegally)?", "type": "boolean", "required": true, "description": "Mandatory suitability self-declaration.", "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'Details of criminal, civil, or immigration offences'" }, { "name": "criminalCivilOrImmigrationOffenceDetails", "label": "Details of the criminal, civil, or immigration offence(s)", "type": "string", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "any": [ { "field": "hasCriminalConvictions", "equals": true }, { "field": "previouslyBreachedUkImmigrationLaw", "equals": true }, { "field": "previouslyRefusedUkVisaOrEntry", "equals": true } ] }, "sourceRef": "Apply for a Standard Visitor visa — 'Details of criminal, civil, or immigration offences'", "validation": { "maxLength": 1000 } } ], "documents": [ { "id": "passportOrTravelDocument", "label": "Passport or other travel document", "category": "identity-document", "required": true, "belongsTo": "applicant", "acceptedTypes": ["passport", "other-travel-document"], "sourceRef": "Eligibility requirements — 'you have a valid passport or other travel document for the whole of your stay'; Guide to supporting documents — 'valid passport or other travel document'" }, { "id": "financialEvidence", "label": "Evidence of funds for the visit", "category": "supporting-evidence", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "fundingSource", "equals": "self" }, "belongsTo": "applicant", "acceptedTypes": ["bank-statement", "building-society-book", "proof-of-earnings-letter"], "sourceRef": "Guide to supporting documents — 'bank statements which detail the origin of the funds held'; 'building society books which detail the origin of the funds held'; 'proof of earnings, such as a letter from your employer'" }, { "id": "sponsorEvidenceDocuments", "label": "Sponsor's identity, financial, and immigration-status evidence", "category": "supporting-evidence", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "fundingSource", "equals": "third_party" }, "belongsTo": "other", "acceptedTypes": ["sponsor-identity-document", "sponsor-financial-evidence", "sponsor-immigration-status-document"], "sourceRef": "Visit: caseworker guidance — sponsorship evidence must show the sponsor's identity, financial capacity, relationship to the applicant, and UK legal status" }, { "id": "employmentOrEducationEvidence", "label": "Employment, self-employment, or education evidence", "category": "supporting-evidence", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "employmentStatus", "in": ["employed", "self_employed", "student"] }, "belongsTo": "applicant", "acceptedTypes": ["employer-letter", "education-provider-letter", "business-registration-document", "self-employment-invoice"], "sourceRef": "Guide to supporting documents — 'letter from your employer on company headed paper, detailing your role, salary and length of employment'; 'letter from your education provider, on headed paper, confirming your enrolment and leave of absence'; 'business registration documents or recent invoices that confirm on-going self-employment'" }, { "id": "businessInvitationLetter", "label": "Letter of invitation from the business organiser", "category": "supporting-evidence", "required": false, "requiredWhen": { "field": "purposeOfVisit", "equals": "business_activities" }, "belongsTo": "applicant", "acceptedTypes": ["invitation-letter"], "sourceRef": "Guide to supporting documents — 'letter of invitation from the organiser'" }, { "id": "travelHistoryEvidence", "label": "Copies of previous passports showing travel history", "category": "supporting-evidence", "required": false, "belongsTo": "applicant", "acceptedTypes": ["previous-passport-copy"], "sourceRef": "Guide to supporting documents — 'copies of previous passports showing evidence of travel to other countries'" } ], "steps": [ { "id": "eligibility_screening", "title": "Eligibility screening", "fields": [ "requiresStandardVisitorVisa", "intendsToLeaveUkAfterVisit", "canFundVisitAndReturnTravel", "onlyIntendsPermittedShortVisit" ], "transitions": [ { "to": null, "exitReason": "not-required-visa-exempt-or-eta-eligible", "when": { "field": "requiresStandardVisitorVisa", "equals": false } }, { "to": null, "exitReason": "not-eligible-no-intention-to-leave", "when": { "field": "intendsToLeaveUkAfterVisit", "equals": false } }, { "to": null, "exitReason": "not-eligible-insufficient-funds", "when": { "field": "canFundVisitAndReturnTravel", "equals": false } }, { "to": null, "exitReason": "not-eligible-appears-to-seek-uk-residence", "when": { "field": "onlyIntendsPermittedShortVisit", "equals": false } }, { "to": "personal_details" } ] }, { "id": "personal_details", "title": "Personal and passport details", "fields": [ "lastName", "firstNames", "dateOfBirth", "nationality", "passportNumber", "passportIssueDate", "passportExpiryDate", "passportIssuingCountry" ], "next": "contact_and_address" }, { "id": "contact_and_address", "title": "Contact details and current address", "fields": [ "email", "currentAddressLine1", "currentAddressLine2", "currentAddressTownOrCity", "currentAddressPostalCode", "currentAddressCountry", "residentAtCurrentAddressSince" ], "next": "family_details" }, { "id": "family_details", "title": "Family details", "fields": [ "parent1FullName", "parent1DateOfBirth", "parent2FullName", "parent2DateOfBirth", "partnerFullName", "hasFamilyMembersInUk", "familyInUkDetails" ], "next": "employment_and_finances" }, { "id": "employment_and_finances", "title": "Employment and finances", "fields": [ "employmentStatus", "employerNameAndAddress", "occupationOrJobTitle", "annualIncome", "fundingSource", "thirdPartyFunderNameAndRelationship" ], "next": "travel_details" }, { "id": "travel_details", "title": "Travel details", "fields": [ "purposeOfVisit", "intendedArrivalDate", "intendedDepartureDate", "accommodationDuringVisit", "estimatedTripCost", "countriesVisitedInLast10Years" ], "next": "immigration_and_suitability_declaration" }, { "id": "immigration_and_suitability_declaration", "title": "Immigration and suitability declaration", "fields": [ "previouslyRefusedUkVisaOrEntry", "hasCriminalConvictions", "previouslyBreachedUkImmigrationLaw", "criminalCivilOrImmigrationOffenceDetails" ] } ] }