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Visa needed to visit friends in London


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  • Holding a US student visa makes no difference to UK visitor visa requirements - whether you need one or not is still determined by your citizenship.

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  • @Traveller it's still reasonable to bring up as it does make a difference in some places and for some types of visas, even in the UK.

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  • Holding a US student visa makes no difference to UK visitor visa requirements - whether you need one or not is still determined by your citizenship.

    – Traveller
    4 hours ago











  • @Traveller it's still reasonable to bring up as it does make a difference in some places and for some types of visas, even in the UK.

    – Kevin
    52 mins ago

















  • Holding a US student visa makes no difference to UK visitor visa requirements - whether you need one or not is still determined by your citizenship.

    – Traveller
    4 hours ago











  • @Traveller it's still reasonable to bring up as it does make a difference in some places and for some types of visas, even in the UK.

    – Kevin
    52 mins ago
















Holding a US student visa makes no difference to UK visitor visa requirements - whether you need one or not is still determined by your citizenship.

– Traveller
4 hours ago





Holding a US student visa makes no difference to UK visitor visa requirements - whether you need one or not is still determined by your citizenship.

– Traveller
4 hours ago













@Traveller it's still reasonable to bring up as it does make a difference in some places and for some types of visas, even in the UK.

– Kevin
52 mins ago





@Traveller it's still reasonable to bring up as it does make a difference in some places and for some types of visas, even in the UK.

– Kevin
52 mins ago










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  • One could conceivably visit friends during a Transit Without Visa, for which the OP is eligible via their US student visa. But that allows for a maximum of 48 hours in the UK, and realistically much less.

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