This provision of the Rules allows admission to the UK for creative people who are self-employed. Their work may be commissioned or they may sell their finished products direct. They may also work under contract provided they receive only a fee ie they are not employee of a firm. Prior Entry Clearance is mandatory. Definitions Writers are defined as authors, essayists, playwrights, poets and freelance journalists who have established themselves as literary figures e.g. through having some of their journalistic work published in book form.
Composers means composers of music.
Artists are defined as painters, sculptors, photographers of international artistic standing and cartoonists and illustrators whose work has been published or exhibited for its artistic merit. Dependants Please note. The fee is sterling-based and can change from month to month. Please see below for the entry clearance fees for this month. Please see below for the cost of return postage by Federal Express.