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Private Medical Treatment

The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor for private medical treatment are that he/she:

• does not intend to take employment in the United Kingdom; and

• can meet the cost of the return or onward journey.; and

• does not intend to do any of the activities
  
  
  • to undertake some preaching or pastoral work as a religious worker, provided his base is abroad and he is not taking up an office, post or appointment

Intends to do one or more of the following during his visit:

1. To take part in a particular sporting event as defined in guidance published by the United Kingdom Border Agency, tournament or series of events
2. To take part in a specific one off charity sporting event, provided no payment is received other than for travelling and other expenses
3. To join, as an Amateur, a wholly or predominantly amateur team provided no payment is received other than for board and lodging and reasonable expenses
4. To serve as a member of the technical or personal staff, or as an official, attending the same event as a visiting sportsperson coming for one or more of the purposes listed in (1), (2) or (3)

Intends to do one or more of the following during his visit:

1. to take part as a professional entertainer in one or more music competitions; and/or
2. to fulfil one or more specific engagements as either an individual Amateur entertainer or as an Amateur group; and/or
3. to take part, as an Amateur or professional entertainer, in a cultural event (or one or more of such events) that appears in the list of events to which this provision applies that is published in guidance issued by the United Kingdom Border Agency; and/or
4. serve as a member of the technical or personal staff, or of the production team, of an entertainer coming for one or more of the purposes listed in (1), (2), or (3).

• does not, during his visit, intend to marry or form a civil partnership, or to give notice of marriage or civil partnership

An extension of stay as a visitor to undergo or continue private medical treatment is to be refused if the UKBA is not satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraphs are not met.

Although all the requirements of the above must be met, the main points on which the immigration officer needs to be satisfied are that:

• the passenger is genuinely seeking entry for the purpose of receiving private medical treatment

• that the passenger does not intend to seek free treatment under the NHS

• that the passenger does not represent a danger to public health

• that the treatment is of finite duration

• and that sufficient funds are available to pay for the cost of treatment and all other expenses until - the treatment ends.