Visitors undertaking permitted paid engagements
What activity qualifies as a permitted paid engagement?
This page describes the types of short-term, fee-paid activity you can do as a visitor undertaking a permitted paid engagement.
There are general requirements that you must meet as a visitor undertaking a permitted paid engagement. These are listed on the Can you come to the UK as a visitor undertaking a permitted paid engagement? page.
You may be able to come to the UK as a visitor undertaking a permitted paid engagement if your activity is listed below.
You must provide a formal invitation to undertake the pre-arranged engagement, and show that the engagement relates to your:
- expertise and/or qualifications; and
- full-time occupation in your home country.
Visiting examiners and assessors
You must be highly qualified in your own field of expertise, and invited by a UK higher education institution or UK-based arts or research organisation to:
- examine students; and/or
- participate in or chair selection panels as part of that institution or organisation's quality assurance processes.
Visiting lecturers
You must be invited by a UK higher education institution or UK-based arts or research organisation to give a lecture or series of lectures in your field of expertise. This must not be in a formal teaching role.
Overseas designated pilot examiners
You must be invited by an approved training organisation based in the UK to assess UK-based pilots to make sure they meet the national aviation regulatory requirements of other countries. The training organisation for which you do these assessments must be regulated by the UK Civil Aviation Authority for that purpose.
Lawyers providing advocacy
You must be a lawyer qualified in a particular area of law who has been invited by a client based in the UK or another country to provide advocacy for legal proceedings in the UK. The proceedings may be a court hearing, arbitration or other form of alternative dispute resolution.
Arts, entertainment or sports professionals
You must be invited by a UK-based arts or sports organisation or broadcaster to carry out an activity related to your profession in the arts, entertainment or sports. This may include fashion models coming to the UK to undertake a specific engagement, providing they do not intend to base themselves in the UK long-term.