Section 1: Short-term Visas

UK Transit Visa:

● Validity: 24 hours to 48 hours

Permitted Paid Engagement Visa:

● Validity: Up to a month

Standard Visitor Visa:

● Validity: Up to six months

● 11 months for medical treatment

● Two, five, or ten years for the Long-term Standard Visitor Visa

Parent of a Tier 4 Child Visa:

● Validity: Six months to one year

Marriage Visitor Visa:

● Validity: Up to six months

Section 2: Short-term Work Visas

Short-term Work Visa:

● Validity: Up to six months (Seasonal Worker Visa)

● Two years (International Agreement Visa)

● Validity: Up to one year (Charity Worker Visa, Creative and Sporting Visa)

● Validity: Up to two years (Youth Mobility Scheme Visa, Religious Worker Visa)

● Validity: Up to one or two years (Government Authorized Exchange Visa)

Section 3: Long-term Work Visas

● Validity: One year (Graduate Trainee)

● Validity: Up to five years (General Work Visa)

● Up to three years (Sportsperson Visa and Minister of Religion Visa)

● Five and nine years (Long-term staff)

Section 4: Investor, Business Development, and Talent Visas

Investor, Business Development, and Talent Visa:

● Validity: Five years (Start-up Visa)

● Validity: Three years (Innovator Visa)

● Up to three years (Investor Visa)

● Up to five years (Exceptional Talent Visa)

Section 5: Other Work Visas

● Validity: Five years (Ancestry Visa)

● Up to six months (Domestic Workers in a Private Household Visa)

● Up to five years (Representative of an Overseas Business Visa)

Section 6: Study Visas

Study Visa:

● Validity: Course duration plus one to four months

● Up to six years (Full-time study)

Section 7: Family Visas

Family Visa:

● Validity: 2.5 years, extendable by 2.5 years

● Indefinite Leave to Remain (after five years on a family visa)