Visa Nationals will require permission to enter the UK on the form of an entry clearance, to enter as an entertainer. Leave given is maximum 6 months. If you a non-visa national, you do not need permission to come as an entertainer visitor.

You will be an entertainer visitor if during the course of your short visit you intend to:

1.      take part as a professional in one or more music competitions;

2.      fulfil one or more specific engagements as an individual amateur entertainer or as part of an amateur group;

3.      take part as either an amateur or a professional in a cultural event that is included in the list of specific events to which this applies;

4.      be a member of the support staff of a visiting entertainer or an official attending the same event as the visiting entertainer;

5.      take part in broadcasts or public appearances, provided you are not being paid;

6.      do an audition, provided this is not performed in front of an audience;

7.      only want to visit the United Kingdom for up to six months;

8.      plan to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your visit;

9.      have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without working or help from public funds, or will be supported and accommodated by relatives or friends;

10.  do not intend to charge members of the public for services provided or goods received;

11.  do not intend to study;

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

13.  intend to take part in a particular sporting event, tournament or series of events, including charity events, and will not be paid other than cash prizes or for board and lodging expenses.