Given below is an overview of the list of activities you can and cannot do while on a UK tourist visa:
Activities you are allowed to do with a UK Tourist visa
- Visiting friends and partners
- Touring the country and sightseeing
- Taking a holiday or vacation
- Participating in short courses and training
- Volunteering for a registered charity
- Attending meetings, conferences, and interviews
- Receiving private medical treatment in the UK
- Performing as an artist or entertainer in specific permitted events.
Activities you are not allowed to do with a UK Tourist visa
- Taking up any kind of paid or unpaid employment with a UK-based company
- Living in the UK for the long term and using the visitor visa for permanent residency
- Selling goods or services to the public
- Accessing government benefits or funds
- Marrying or registering a civil partnership
- Enrolling for courses that are longer than 6 months