Standard Visitor

V(J)1.1. A person seeking to come to Jersey as a Visitor must apply for and obtain entry clearance before they arrive in Jersey if they are: (a) a visa national, unless V(J)1.3. (b) applies; or (b) seeking to marry or form a civil partnership, or give notice of marriage or civil partnership, in Jersey unless they are – (i) a British citizen, (ii) an Irish Citizen, or Official 285 (iii) a person who is not an Irish citizen who (aa) has leave to enter or remain in Jersey which was granted by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules in Appendix EU(J) or Appendix EU(J)(Family Permit) or (bb) or has made an application for leave to enter or remain in Jersey for the purposes of Appendix EU(J) or Appendix EU(J)(Family Permit) and such application has not been refused and is still being processed; or (c) seeking to come to Jersey as a Visitor for more than 6 months.

V(J)1.3. A person seeking to come to Jersey as a Visitor may apply for leave to enter on arrival in Jersey where they are: (a) a non-visa national, unless V(J)1.1. (b) or (c) apply; or (b) a visa national and an exception applies as set out in Appendix Visitor: Visa National List.

VN(J) 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to Jersey for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN(J)2.1. and VN(J) 2.2. (subject to VN(J)2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the countries or territorial entities set out in the current version of the UK Immigration Rules in Appendix Visitor; (b) stateless people; and (c) people travelling on any document other than a national passport, or, in the case of a person to whom paragraphs 11A and 11B apply, a national identity card, regardless of whether the document is issued by or evidences nationality of a state not listed in VN(J) 1.1. (a), except where that document has been issued by Jersey or the United Kingdom.

• Standard Visitor: for those seeking to undertake the activities set out in Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities, for example tourism and visiting family, usually for up to 6 months.

Visitors cannot work in Jersey unless this is expressly allowed under the permitted activities set out in Appendix Visitor: Permitted Activities.

A Standard Visitor may apply for a visit visa of six months, two, five or 10 years validity, however each stay in Jersey must not exceed the permitted length of stay endorsed on the visit visa (usually 6 months)

V(J)1.2. Within the period for which the entry clearance is valid, a Visitor may enter and leave Jersey multiple times, unless the entry clearance is endorsed as single or dual entry.

V(J)17.2. Entry clearance and leave to enter as a visitor will be granted for the periods set out in the following table:

(a) Standard up to 6 months, except: Visitor (i) a Visitor who is coming to Jersey for private medical treatment may be granted entry clearance for up to 11 months;

(iii) a Visitor under the Approved Destination Status Agreement may be granted entry clearance for up to 30 days.

V(J)4.2. The applicant must satisfy the decision maker that they are a genuine visitor, which means the applicant: (a) will leave Jersey at the end of their visit; and (b) will not live in Jersey for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make Jersey their main home; and

(e) must have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit without working or accessing public funds, including the cost of the return or onward journey, any costs relating to their dependants, and the cost of planned

V(J)4.3. In assessing whether an applicant has sufficient funds under V(J)4.2.(e), the applicant’s travel, maintenance and accommodation may be provided by a third party only if that third party: (a) has a genuine professional or personal relationship with the applicant; and (b) is not, or will not be, in breach of immigration laws at the time of the decision or the applicant’s entry to Jersey as a Visitor; and (c) can and will provide support to the applicant for the intended duration of the applicant’s stay as a Visitor.

(c) the applicant must have provided a passport or other document which satisfactorily establishes their identity and nationality.

V(J)2.1. A person applying for entry clearance as a Visitor must apply online on the gov.uk website on the appropriate form specified in the United Kingdom Immigration Rules unless they are applying for entry clearance as a Diplomatic Visa Arrangement Visitor, in which case they must apply online on the gov.uk website on the specified form “Apply for an exempt, diplomatic, official visit vignette or S2 Healthcare Visitor visa”.

V(J)2.4. An application for entry clearance as a Visitor must be made while the applicant is outside Jersey and to a post designated to accept such applications.

V(J)2.2. A person applying for leave to remain as a Visitor must apply online on the appropriate form published by the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service.

(a) a Standard Visitor or a Marriage/Civil partnership Visitor, who was granted leave for less than 6 months may be granted leave to remain for a period which results in the total period they can remain in Jersey (including both the original grant and the extension) not exceeding 6 months; and

(b) a Standard Visitor who is in Jersey for private medical treatment may be granted leave to remain as a Visitor for a further 6 months, provided the purpose is for private medical treatment; and