Business Visas

You can come to the United Kingdom on a short-term basis for business-related reasons without engaging in the UK labour market or being employed in the UK.

You can visit the United Kingdom for up to 6 months to carry out the following types of business activities:

• attending interviews, meetings, conferences, and seminars;
• negotiating and signing deals and contracts;
• visiting trade fairs to promote your business (you cannot sell goods);
• undergoing training related to work if you are employed abroad, and such training is not available in your country;
• giving one-off or short performances, if they are not for profit or commercial events (they must be unpaid);
• visiting sites and conducting inspections;
• monitoring the supply of goods and services provided by a British company to your overseas company or organisation;
• providing training or sharing knowledge on internal projects with British employees of the company you work for abroad;
• installing, dismantling, repairing, servicing, or consulting on equipment, computer software, and hardware, if your overseas company has a contract with a British company or organisation.