Permitted Paid Engagement Visa

About The Permitted Paid Engagement Visa

This visa does not require the applicant to meet sponsorship or point-based requirements. However, in order to qualify for a Permitted Paid Engagement Visa, you must be established in your industry.

This visa will allow you one month of stay in the UK. As one of the shorter Work Visa options, it is a great choice for professionals who only intend on participating in short-term work engagements. If you are residing in the UK on a Permitted Paid Engagement Visa and would like to return for a longer period of stay, you will have to pursue one of the alternative visa routes that are available.

Permitted Paid Engagement Visa requirements

In order to successfully apply for a Permitted Paid Engagement Visa, you must meet certain requirements. As you will not have to meet the sponsorship requirements, you must be able to prove that you intend on spending your stay in the UK working in your area of expertise.

Those who are working in specific roles, such as examiners, lecturers, athletes, entertainers, artists and professional models, who have been invited to work by a UK-based organisation or client are the ideal applicant for this visa option. However, in order to successfully apply, you must make sure that you meet the following requirements.

An eligible candidate must:

• Be over the age of 18.
• Intend to stay in the UK for less than 1 month.
• Intend to leave the UK at the end of your engagement.
• Have been formally invited by a UK organisation or client to partake in a paid engagement.
• Not frequently live in the UK over several successive visits.

As well as the general requirements that must be met, an applicant must be able to provide evidence of available finances in order to support themselves. This includes proof that an applicant can both support their own living expenses as well as the finances required to pay for a return or onward trip following the end of their stay.

Additionally, applicants will be required to provide proof of their paid engagement with a UK-based business or client in order to prove that they intend to stay for work. This may include proof of any business and other activities that you will be carrying out during your month of stay.

If you would like to make sure that you meet all of the eligibility criteria and wish to submit an application that highlights that you are an applicable candidate, please contact QC Immigration.

With our extensive experience, our team will be able to make sure you are pursuing the right visa with a strong application that has a good chance of being accepted.

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