Sponsoring a general visitor

These pages explain:

• if you are sponsoring a general visitor, what your general visitor has to do in order to qualify to come to the UK;
• what you will need to do to support the application;
• what happens when your general visitor arrives in the UK; and
• how you or your general visitor can appeal against our decision.

If you are sponsoring a general visitor to come to the UK, you should read the general visitor section for details of the eligibility requirements that they will need to meet.

If you are sponsoring a general visitor to come to the UK for private medical treatment, you should read Private medical treatment for details of the eligibility requirements that they will need to meet.

For further information about general visitors' rights, see rights and responsibilities.