M&M Immigration Lawyers

Visitor For Private Medical Treatment

If you want to come to the UK for a short time to receive treatment for a medical condition, you can apply as a visitor for private medical treatment. You will not be able to receive treatment from the National Health Service (NHS).

The applicant must:

• be genuinely seeking entry for the purpose of receiving private medical treatment
• leave the UK at the end of their treatment
• maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants without using public funds
• meet the cost of the return or onward journey
• must satisfy the medical inspector that there is no danger to public health, if they have a communicable disease
• show any proposed course of treatment is for a limited period
• produce satisfactory evidence of:
  
  • • the medical condition requiring consultation or treatment
    • arrangements for the consultation or treatment at their own expense
    • the estimated costs of such consultation or treatment
    • the likely duration of their visit
    • sufficient funds available to them in the UK to meet the estimated costs and their undertaking to do so.

The applicant must not:

• take employment
• produce goods or provide services within the UK
• intend to undertake a course of study
• intend to marry or form a civil partnership
• intend to give notice of a marriage or civil partnership
• be in transit to a country outside the common travel area
• do any of the activities of a business, sports or entertainer visitor

Anyone wanting to extend their stay in the UK, for private medical treatment, must provide a letter from a registered medical practitioner. The practitioner must hold a National Health Service (NHS) consultant post, or appear on the specialist register of the General Medical Council (GMC).

Switching Into Visitor For Medical Treatment Category

The Immigration Rules do not prevent switching into the private medical treatment category other than where the last grant of leave was under the Approved Destination Status Agreement with China route.

Judicial Review Against Refusal Of Application As Visitor For Private Medical Treatment

There is no right of appeal against the refusal of an application for entry clearance as a Visitor for Private Medical Treatment and the refusal can only be challenged by way of Judicial Review in High Court. An application for permission to apply for Judicial Review must be lodged in High Court within 90 days of the date of the refusal of the application. If the visit for private medical treatment also involves family visit, then the refusal will attract a right of appeal.

Why M&M Immigration Lawyers For UK Visa As A Visitor For Private Medical Treatment?

The immigration lawyers at M&M Immigration lawyers are experts in dealing with applications for UK visas as visitors for private medical treatment. The quality of our service is self-evident from the reviews of our clients about the service provided by our immigration lawyers. You can contact us if you are seeking legal help from immigration lawyers in Coventry in relation to your application for UK visa as a visitor for private medical treatment and our immigration lawyers will provide you fast, friendly, reliable and professional immigration service.

If instructed to represent you regarding your application for UK Visa as a visitor for private medical treatment, we will do the following immigration casework for you:

• Our immigration lawyers will take Detailed Instructions from you and advise you about the relevant immigration laws and procedures to be adopted by the British Embassy/High Commission/Consulate in your application for UK Visa as a visitor for private medical treatment;
• Our immigration lawyers will discuss your immigration case in detail with you and advise you about the weaknesses and strengths of your entry clearance application as a visitor for private medical treatment;
• Our immigration lawyers will advise you about the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of your application for UK Visit Visa as a visitor for private medical treatment;
• Our immigration lawyers will consider contents of the documentary evidence to be submitted in support of the application and discuss the same with you and/or your sponsor;
• Our immigration lawyers will complete the relevant immigration form and discuss the same with you and/or your UK sponsor;
• Our immigration lawyers will prepare a covering letter to introduce and support the application for UK Visit Visa as a visitor for private medical treatment;
• Our immigration lawyers will liaise with the British Embassy/High Commission/Consulate for an expeditious decision on your application for UK Visa;
• Our immigration lawyers will protect your interests while your application is pending with the UK Border Agency and keep you informed of the progress on your immigration matter.
• Our immigration lawyers will do all the follow up work until decision is reached on your application for Visitor Visa;
• Our immigration lawyers will advise you about the implications of the Home Office decision on your application.