A UK Medical Treatment and Organ Donation Visit Visa is for people coming to the UK for private medical treatment, certain reciprocal healthcare treatment, or organ donation to a family member or close personal contact. Medical evidence, funding and return intention must be carefully documented.
Review whether your course, funds, travel plans and personal circumstances are strong enough before you apply.
This visitor route is for people who need to come to the UK temporarily for medical reasons. It can cover private medical treatment, treatment at an NHS hospital paid for under a reciprocal healthcare arrangement, or organ donation to a family member or close personal contact.
Most medical visitors can come for up to 6 months. Where private medical treatment is expected to last longer, an applicant may be able to request an 11-month visitor visa in advance, or apply for further permission from inside the UK if they continue to meet the medical visitor requirements.
Medical visit applications are evidence-heavy. The medical need, treatment provider, estimated cost, treatment duration, source of funds, public health position and intention to leave the UK should be explained clearly.
A private medical visitor must show that they have a medical condition requiring consultation or treatment in the UK, that arrangements have been made, that they can pay for the treatment, and that they will leave the UK once treatment is complete or when permission expires.
A person coming for NHS hospital treatment must show that the treatment is funded by their own government under a reciprocal healthcare arrangement. The authorisation evidence must be clear and current.
An organ donor must show that the recipient is a genetically related family member or someone with whom the donor has a close personal relationship. The recipient’s lawful UK position and the medical team’s confirmation are important.
The evidence should be tailored to the applicant’s purpose of visit, funds, sponsor support, travel history and reasons to return home. A strong application explains the visit clearly rather than relying on a long but unfocused document bundle.
We can review your visitor evidence before the application is prepared and help identify gaps, contradictions and refusal risks.
A medical visitor may be able to apply from inside the UK for a further 6 months if they have paid for treatment already received, can pay the further costs, and continue to meet the medical visitor requirements. The current fee is £1,172 each time.
Unlike ordinary tourism visits, there is no fixed limit on how many times an eligible medical visitor can apply for further permission, but each application must be fully evidenced and justified.
A medical treatment or organ donation visit does not lead to ILR or settlement. It is a temporary route for medical purposes.
Long medical stays and repeat extensions should be managed carefully so the evidence continues to show a genuine temporary medical purpose and a plan to leave when treatment is complete.
We help patients, donors, relatives and sponsors structure medical visitor applications around the medical evidence, costs, funding, accommodation, lawful recipient position and extension planning.
We can assess purpose of visit, permitted activities, financial evidence, sponsor support, home ties, travel history and refusal risks before the application is submitted.
Yes, if you can show the medical condition, treatment arrangements, estimated cost and likely duration, and that you can pay for the treatment and leave the UK when required.
Yes, where treatment is expected to last longer than 6 months, an 11-month Standard Visitor visa may be available. The current fee is £234.
A medical visitor may be able to extend for a further 6 months if they meet the requirements and provide updated medical and payment evidence. The current extension fee is £1,172.
There is no fixed limit on the number of medical extensions, but each extension must be justified with proper medical and financial evidence.
A doctor or consultant letter should confirm the condition, treatment location, estimated cost and likely duration, supported by evidence of funds and return intention.
Yes, if you are donating to a genetically related family member or someone with a close personal relationship, and medical evidence confirms the donor match or assessment.
The transplant evidence should be dated no more than 3 months before the intended arrival in the UK.
Some applicants may need a TB certificate when applying for an 11-month medical visitor visa, depending on the country of residence and rules in force.
Only limited situations apply, such as reciprocal healthcare arrangements where the applicant’s government authorises payment.
No. It is a temporary visitor route and does not lead to settlement.
For tourism, family visits, holidays, events and short personal visits to the UK.
For meetings, conferences, negotiations, trade fairs and permitted short business activities.
For invited experts coming for a paid engagement linked to their profession.
For researchers, academics, scientists and senior doctors or dentists visiting for permitted academic activities.
For visitors who need to marry, register a civil partnership or give notice in the UK.
For private medical treatment, reciprocal healthcare treatment and organ donation visits.
Speak to Access Global Immigration Visa Experts for advice on visitor eligibility, documents, sponsor evidence, permitted activities, previous refusals and application strategy.
