As a visitor, you may do business that is directly linked to your employment or business abroad. You must not do work for which you would need a work permit. You should get your salary from abroad. You may receive reasonable travel and living expenses from sources in the United Kingdom .
Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s :
As a visitor you may:
Go to meetings, trade fairs, conferences and seminars;
Buy things, and negotiate contracts with United Kingdom businesses;
undertake fact finding missions, check details or examine goods; and
Receive training through observation and classroom instruction only.
You may also enter the United Kingdom as a business visitor if you:
Deliver goods from abroad; for example, if you are an international lorry driver;
Come as a representative of a foreign IT company to install, service or modify their product;
Come as a representative of a foreign machine manufacturer to install, service or repair machinery; (As part of a contract of purchase and supply, you may install machinery that is too large to be delivered in one piece)
Come as an adviser or consultant to a UK firm; (You must be employed abroad, either directly or under contract, by the same company or group of companies that the client firm belongs to. Advisers must not get involved in project management.)
Come to give certain kinds of training; (The training must be for a specific purpose, not go beyond classroom instruction and must not be readily available anywhere else in the United Kingdom.)
Come as a guest speaker at a conference or seminar; (This must be a single or occasional event and not a commercial venture that you are part of.)
Come to run a conference or seminar; (Events must last no more than five days, and be single or occasional, involving a specialist subject that attracts a wide audience, including people from outside the United Kingdom.)
Come as an expert to talk to United Kingdom businessmen about overseas export requirements;
Don’ts :
Can not enter into paid employment without the necessary work permission;
