Sports Visitor Visa

The following information is given in order to provide you with a generalised overview of the criteria required for the sports visit visa. However if you wish for us to assess whether you qualify for the sports visit visa, or you wish to engage our services and/or require further information regarding this particular application, please complete the ‘Contact Box’ on this page to enable a member of our team to contact you and advise you further.

It is imperative if an individual wishes to enter the UK on a sports visitor visa the individual must meet one or more of the criteria below:

1.    To take part in a specific event, tournament, or series of events;

2.    To join an amateur team as an amateur sportsperson;

3.    Make a personal appearance or take part in a promotion such as a book signing or television interview;

4.    To negotiate a contract or discuss a sponsorship deal;


5.    To take part in a trial (which must not be in front of an audience, either paying or non-paying);

6.    To do a short period of training, as an individual or as part of a team;

7.    A member of the technical or support staff of an amateur or professional sportsperson and the individual is attending the UK with them for the same event or series of events;

8.     An official attending a sporting event or series of events.