How to get visa for your parent to come visit you in the UK

Recently, I applied and got visa for my mom to visit me in the UK. Before I did, I had lots of questions that visa websites were not very helpful to answer. I relied on advice from friends who had done the same. I discovered I could apply for her online and all she needed to do was to attend her Biometrics appointment and wait. During the application process, I also learnt certain things which I think would have made my application easier if I had gotten a heads-up about them. I shall now take you through the process of obtaining a UK visitor visa for your parent. This also applies to obtaining visitor visa for any family member or friend. There are 6 basic steps which we will discus in detail. Stay tuned. 1. Apply online 2. Book biometrics appointment 3. Submit documents 4. Parent attends biometrics appointment 5. Wait 6. Visa ready for collection I will be using Nigeria as a case study. 1. Apply online This involves going to the