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Visas: Arts

Commons · Question 7506 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Christine Jardine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to negotiating a short-term mobility and work framework for touring creatives.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 15 Jun 2026

The UK has an excellent immigration offer for touring artists. The UK visitor route is among the most liberal routes globally, and creative workers can undertake a range of permitted activities, including some paid activities.The Creative Worker visa allo...