• The UK has many distinctive opportunities for young individuals to work in the UK, entrepreneurs to boom their business and many immigration routes to make the most of these opportunities
• And with this, they have the UK Dependant Visas and UK Family Visitor Visa that help their families visit them in the UK
• In this blog, we will talk about how you can visit your family in the UK for up to 6 months; with the UK Standard Visitor visa, also known as the UK Tourist Visa From India if you are planning to visit your family member in the UK

• For a UK Visitor Visa From India, you will need to apply online and attend an appointment at your nearest visa application centre
• Our UK Family Visitor Visa Expert based in India – Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru advise you to make your UK family visitor visa application at least 3 months before you lan to visit your family in the UK

• You can either join or visit your family in the UK; this will depend on the immigration category of your family in the UK, how long you want to go for, and so forth.

• To visit your family in the UK, you will have to apply for a UK Standard Visitor Visa
• UK Standard Visitor Visa / UK Family Visitor Visa / UK Tourist Visa / UK Visitor Visa are all the same visa categories
• You will need to meet the requirements for a UK Standard Visitor visa to meet your family in the UK
• To enter the UK, you need a passport or other kind of identification like national identity, birth certificate, etc. it ought to be valid for the duration of your trip

• You must have money to support yourself and any dependant children while travelling to the UK
• You must have money to depart the UK when your stay is over (or have funding from someone else to pay for the journey)
• You must have money to pay for your return or subsequent travel (or have funding from someone else to pay for the journey)
• You must not establish a permanent residence in the UK or make regular or consecutive trips to the UK and make it your primary residence

Family members and friends can visit their family in the UK with the UK Standard Visitor visa. To apply for a Family Visitor Visa UK From India, the documents required must evidence these details in your online application:

• Your intention to visit the UK; where will you stay when you are in the UK? How much do you expect your UK trip to cost? Where are you residing currently and for how long have you lived there?
• The names and dates of birth of your parents (if known)
• How much money you make annually (if you have an income)
• Specifics of any offences you may have committed in the criminal, civil, or immigration fields

• When applying to join your family in the UK, the processing time for a UK Standard Visitor visa from India is 3-5 weeks from the date of your appointment at the visa application centre.
• If you opt for the priority processing services, your visa will be processed in 5 working days.
• If you opt for the super-priority service, you will receive a decision in 24 hours.

To apply for your parents from India to join you in the UK, you will need to apply for a UK Standard Visiting visa, by following the same process and requirements mentioned in this blog.

To visit your family in the UK, you will need to apply for a UK Standard Visitor visa online and book an appointment at your nearest visa application centre.

You can contact our experts and book a consultation.

You can call us on +91 9819127002 or drop an email on info@smartmove2uk.com

Our experts will get back to you as soon as they can.

During consultation, our team will gather all the required information and documents necessary.
We will also draft a list of documents relevant to your case to make a valid application and discuss the entire procedure for relevant UK visas for you.

Our team will then carefully asses your case to find out if you meet the requirements to make a UK visa application that can allow you to live and work in the UK.
Our team will also provide you with an estimation of costs that will be involved in the process including the Government fees and our professional fees.
And an estimation of time that will be involved in the process.

If you go for our end-to-end representation services, our team will also make your application and submit it, with their knowledge and years of expertise.

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The UK family visitor visa invitation letter refers to a letter from the family member based in the UK that confirms they wish to invite their [relationship to you, father or friend including your full name – e.g. my Father, John Michael Smith], date of birth [for example, 01/01/1980], nationality [e.g. British] to visit them in Salford/Manchester from [for example, 05/06/2015] until [e.g. 10/06/2015].

A letter of invitation—also called a sponsorship letter or sponsor letter—is written by a UK-based sponsor to support the application for a visitor visa to the UK made by a friend, member of their family, or romantic partner.

This is usually the case because you will have to show that you are related to the visa applicant in question and that you will be able to provide for or host them during their entire stay in the UK.

You will mostly be inviting the visitor to stay in your home in the letter. Giving the most complete and thorough account of the visit is achievable by including information about the sponsor, the visitor, and the trip itself.

To confirm and corroborate the information in the invitation letter, you should additionally send copies of supporting documentation to verify the details in the letter.