UK Tourist Visitor (5 year) Visa

This product caters for South African nationals (in South Africa) looking to apply for the UK’s 5 year Tourist Visitor visa. The visa grants South Africans permission to stay for a maximum of 180 days per annum.

Further details regarding the conditions can be found on our Tourist Visitor visa page.

 Introducing the Tourist Visitor visa:
Caters for South Africans visiting the UK for tourism purposes. Further details of the permitted activities can be found on our Tourist Visitor explained page.

 Duration of visa:
The 5 year Tourist Visitor visa is issued for a set duration of 60 months. That is a set start date and a set end date.

Settlement rights:

Not granted. This Tourist Visitor visa does not grant settlement rights. Time spent in the UK does not count toward earning British nationality.

Change of this visitor visa category whilst in the UK not permitted. Further details can be found on our “change status” page.

 Family Dependents:
Not Permitted. Immediate family members (married like partner and minors) are not permitted to join the main applicant and merely need to apply for their own leisure Visitor visas.

 Processing Times:
3 weeks. From the date of submission, applicants experience an average of 15 working day processing times. There are means to speed this processing time (at additional cost).

 Common Reason for Refusal:
Most of these cases are refused based on applicants demonstrating incorrect intent, insufficient or conflicting information. Criminal history is also a major factor that is taken into consideration with these cases.

    Whole Process:
This visa serves to grant South Africans permission to frequently enter the UK for the duration of its validity (therefore multiple entry is automatically granted). The complication though is that this visa strictly prohibits change of intent once in the UK (therefore applicants cannot try and change their visa status or intent once they get into the UK). Further to this, extension of the permitted stay in the UK is not easily granted.