The significant difference between a UK Standard Visitor Visa and other UK visit visas is listed below:
| 
 Visa Type  | 
 Purpose  | 
 Stay Duration  | 
| 
 Standard Visitor Visa  | 
 Tourism, Family/Friends visit, business, short courses, medical purposes  | 
 Up to 6 months  | 
| 
 Marriage Visitor Visa  | 
 Get married or register civil partnership  | 
 Up to 6 months  | 
| 
 Permitted Paid Engagement Visa  | 
 Short-term paid work for artists, speakers, experts etc.  | 
 Up to 1 month  | 
| 
 Transit Visa  | 
 Passing through UK to another country  | 
 Up to 48 hours  | 
| 
 Short-term Study Visa  | 
 Short courses or English study  | 
 6 to 11 months  |