What activities may one carry out on a Standard Visitor visa?
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I am planning to visit the UK to meet my husband. This is my first trip to the UK. I also wish to take the International English Language Testing System examination in the UK during my stay.
Can I apply for a Standard Visitor visa in this case?
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I am planning to visit the UK to meet my husband. This is my first trip to the UK. I also wish to take the International English Language Testing System examination in the UK during my stay.
Can I apply for a Standard Visitor visa in this case?
standard-visitor-visas
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
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asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
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See Appendix 3 of the visitor rules for the activities permitted on a standard visitor visa.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 5 '16 at 21:17
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Yes, but you need to explain why you're not sitting IELTS locally or they will get upset.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 5 '16 at 21:18
@GayotFow if the visitor can justify a visa based solely on her visit to her spouse, can she also sit IELTS during the visit? In other words, would it be fraudulent to apply without mentioning the exam, with the plan to take it elsewhere if the visa is denied?
– phoog
Apr 7 '16 at 6:59
1
@phoog, the British Council can be absolutely trusted to tell UKVI.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 7 '16 at 8:01
2
@GayotFow That doesn't seem to answer my question. Does it matter whether the British Council tells UKVI? Suppose someone has received a visa to visit her spouse in the UK. During the trip, the person also attends a business conference. Is that fraud? Is the answer different if the plan to attend the business conference was made after the visa was granted? Is the answer different if, instead of a business conference, the person arranges to take an English language exam?
– phoog
Apr 11 '16 at 21:03
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I am planning to visit the UK to meet my husband. This is my first trip to the UK. I also wish to take the International English Language Testing System examination in the UK during my stay.
Can I apply for a Standard Visitor visa in this case?
standard-visitor-visas
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
27k368166
asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
Dr misbaDr misba
362
I am planning to visit the UK to meet my husband. This is my first trip to the UK. I also wish to take the International English Language Testing System examination in the UK during my stay.
Can I apply for a Standard Visitor visa in this case?
standard-visitor-visas
standard-visitor-visas
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
27k368166
asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
Dr misbaDr misba
362
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
27k368166
asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
Dr misbaDr misba
362
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
27k368166
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
27k368166
edited Feb 7 '17 at 0:41
pnuts
27k368166
27k368166
asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
Dr misbaDr misba
362
asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
Dr misbaDr misba
362
asked Apr 5 '16 at 20:08
Dr misbaDr misba
362
362
2
See Appendix 3 of the visitor rules for the activities permitted on a standard visitor visa.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 5 '16 at 21:17
3
Yes, but you need to explain why you're not sitting IELTS locally or they will get upset.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 5 '16 at 21:18
@GayotFow if the visitor can justify a visa based solely on her visit to her spouse, can she also sit IELTS during the visit? In other words, would it be fraudulent to apply without mentioning the exam, with the plan to take it elsewhere if the visa is denied?
– phoog
Apr 7 '16 at 6:59
1
@phoog, the British Council can be absolutely trusted to tell UKVI.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 7 '16 at 8:01
2
@GayotFow That doesn't seem to answer my question. Does it matter whether the British Council tells UKVI? Suppose someone has received a visa to visit her spouse in the UK. During the trip, the person also attends a business conference. Is that fraud? Is the answer different if the plan to attend the business conference was made after the visa was granted? Is the answer different if, instead of a business conference, the person arranges to take an English language exam?
– phoog
Apr 11 '16 at 21:03
|
show 3 more comments
2
See Appendix 3 of the visitor rules for the activities permitted on a standard visitor visa.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 5 '16 at 21:17
3
Yes, but you need to explain why you're not sitting IELTS locally or they will get upset.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 5 '16 at 21:18
@GayotFow if the visitor can justify a visa based solely on her visit to her spouse, can she also sit IELTS during the visit? In other words, would it be fraudulent to apply without mentioning the exam, with the plan to take it elsewhere if the visa is denied?
– phoog
Apr 7 '16 at 6:59
1
@phoog, the British Council can be absolutely trusted to tell UKVI.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 7 '16 at 8:01
2
@GayotFow That doesn't seem to answer my question. Does it matter whether the British Council tells UKVI? Suppose someone has received a visa to visit her spouse in the UK. During the trip, the person also attends a business conference. Is that fraud? Is the answer different if the plan to attend the business conference was made after the visa was granted? Is the answer different if, instead of a business conference, the person arranges to take an English language exam?
– phoog
Apr 11 '16 at 21:03
2
2
See Appendix 3 of the visitor rules for the activities permitted on a standard visitor visa.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 5 '16 at 21:17
See Appendix 3 of the visitor rules for the activities permitted on a standard visitor visa.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 5 '16 at 21:17
3
3
Yes, but you need to explain why you're not sitting IELTS locally or they will get upset.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 5 '16 at 21:18
Yes, but you need to explain why you're not sitting IELTS locally or they will get upset.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 5 '16 at 21:18
@GayotFow if the visitor can justify a visa based solely on her visit to her spouse, can she also sit IELTS during the visit? In other words, would it be fraudulent to apply without mentioning the exam, with the plan to take it elsewhere if the visa is denied?
– phoog
Apr 7 '16 at 6:59
@GayotFow if the visitor can justify a visa based solely on her visit to her spouse, can she also sit IELTS during the visit? In other words, would it be fraudulent to apply without mentioning the exam, with the plan to take it elsewhere if the visa is denied?
– phoog
Apr 7 '16 at 6:59
1
1
@phoog, the British Council can be absolutely trusted to tell UKVI.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 7 '16 at 8:01
@phoog, the British Council can be absolutely trusted to tell UKVI.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 7 '16 at 8:01
2
2
@GayotFow That doesn't seem to answer my question. Does it matter whether the British Council tells UKVI? Suppose someone has received a visa to visit her spouse in the UK. During the trip, the person also attends a business conference. Is that fraud? Is the answer different if the plan to attend the business conference was made after the visa was granted? Is the answer different if, instead of a business conference, the person arranges to take an English language exam?
– phoog
Apr 11 '16 at 21:03
@GayotFow That doesn't seem to answer my question. Does it matter whether the British Council tells UKVI? Suppose someone has received a visa to visit her spouse in the UK. During the trip, the person also attends a business conference. Is that fraud? Is the answer different if the plan to attend the business conference was made after the visa was granted? Is the answer different if, instead of a business conference, the person arranges to take an English language exam?
– phoog
Apr 11 '16 at 21:03
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According to the rules laid out in Appendix V:
Study
Visitors may carry out the following study:
(a) educational exchanges or visits with a UK state or independent school; or
(b) a maximum of 30 days study, provided that the main purpose of the visit is not to study
So you should be fine taking an IELTS exam, as long as visiting your husband is the main purpose of the trip.
answered Jul 4 '16 at 11:06
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According to the rules laid out in Appendix V:
Study
Visitors may carry out the following study:
(a) educational exchanges or visits with a UK state or independent school; or
(b) a maximum of 30 days study, provided that the main purpose of the visit is not to study
So you should be fine taking an IELTS exam, as long as visiting your husband is the main purpose of the trip.
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According to the rules laid out in Appendix V:
Study
Visitors may carry out the following study:
(a) educational exchanges or visits with a UK state or independent school; or
(b) a maximum of 30 days study, provided that the main purpose of the visit is not to study
So you should be fine taking an IELTS exam, as long as visiting your husband is the main purpose of the trip.
answered Jul 4 '16 at 11:06
JonathanReez♦JonathanReez
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According to the rules laid out in Appendix V:
Study
Visitors may carry out the following study:
(a) educational exchanges or visits with a UK state or independent school; or
(b) a maximum of 30 days study, provided that the main purpose of the visit is not to study
So you should be fine taking an IELTS exam, as long as visiting your husband is the main purpose of the trip.
answered Jul 4 '16 at 11:06
JonathanReez♦JonathanReez
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According to the rules laid out in Appendix V:
Study
Visitors may carry out the following study:
(a) educational exchanges or visits with a UK state or independent school; or
(b) a maximum of 30 days study, provided that the main purpose of the visit is not to study
So you should be fine taking an IELTS exam, as long as visiting your husband is the main purpose of the trip.
answered Jul 4 '16 at 11:06
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answered Jul 4 '16 at 11:06
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See Appendix 3 of the visitor rules for the activities permitted on a standard visitor visa.
– Michael Hampton
Apr 5 '16 at 21:17
3
Yes, but you need to explain why you're not sitting IELTS locally or they will get upset.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 5 '16 at 21:18
@GayotFow if the visitor can justify a visa based solely on her visit to her spouse, can she also sit IELTS during the visit? In other words, would it be fraudulent to apply without mentioning the exam, with the plan to take it elsewhere if the visa is denied?
– phoog
Apr 7 '16 at 6:59
1
@phoog, the British Council can be absolutely trusted to tell UKVI.
– Gayot Fow
Apr 7 '16 at 8:01
2
@GayotFow That doesn't seem to answer my question. Does it matter whether the British Council tells UKVI? Suppose someone has received a visa to visit her spouse in the UK. During the trip, the person also attends a business conference. Is that fraud? Is the answer different if the plan to attend the business conference was made after the visa was granted? Is the answer different if, instead of a business conference, the person arranges to take an English language exam?
– phoog
Apr 11 '16 at 21:03