A business visitor visa is designed for businesspeople who want to visit the UK for business purposes, but the activities they are allowed to carry out are precisely defined.

Examples of permitted activities include:

• Attending business meetings, conferences, interviews or trade fairs

• Signing contracts

• Carrying out fact-finding missions 

• Making site visits

• Attending training courses

Business visitors must receive their salary from an overseas organisation, not one based in the UK. They must demonstrate adequate funds and suitable accommodation in the UK for their visit. Tier 5 category. One is for the youth mobility scheme, and the others are for temporary workers under different sections.

Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Visa

Tier 5 Temporary Workers Visa

Tier 5 (Temporary worker-charity worker) visa

Tier 5 (Temporary worker- creative and sporting) visa

Tier 5 (Temporary worker- government authorised exchange) visa

Tier 5 (Temporary worker- international agreement) visa

Tier 5 (Temporary worker- religious worker) visa

Although a Student Visitor visa is a visa that allows the migrant to study it is not part of the Tier 4 points-based system, and the requirements are less complicated.

There is no CAS (confirmation of acceptance of studies) requirement, for example.

Applicants for a Student Visitor visa must be aged 18 or over, and they must have been offered a short course in the UK for up to six months or, if the course is an English language course, for up to 11 months.

They cannot extend their visa beyond this. They must also show that there are sufficient funds to maintain them in the UK. Student Visitors cannot bring dependants with them to the UK.