When you apply for a UK visa, you will be sent a detailed list of documents required for the type of visa application. But generally, you should have the below documents ready when making a visa application to come to the United Kingdom as a visitor. Not all will apply to you and you will be advised further once you start your application. 

– your passport or travel document.

– a recent passport-sized (45mm x 35mm), colour photograph of yourself.

– for business visit, a employer’s letter explaining your need to travel to the UK for work or business purposes. The letter should also say who you are expected to meet, what you job role is and confirm who is meeting your costs you should also have a letter of invite from any other business party inviting you to the UK, where possible;

– an employer’s letter granting absence from your job for a specified period. The letter should also state how long you’ve been employed by them, and in what job(s) and should indicate your expected return to work;

– if you are self-employed, evidence of your business activities and financial standing;

– evidence of any property you own in your home country;

– if you are a student, a letter from your school or college stating which course you are on, its start and finish dates and the dates of the holiday period during which you intend to visit the United Kingdom;

– it will also help if you can show that you have family or social ties and responsibilities to return to;

– evidence of any firm travel plans you have made;

– bank statements going back over a period of at least 3 months; and

– evidence of savings and funds to spend that are available to you. 

When you start your application, you will be sent a detailed list of documents required as well as a pack of documents. to prepare.