Applying for a visa

Visa requirements

Our 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting will be in Manchester, United Kingdom. Please allow sufficient time for your visa to be processed.

For full information, please visit

https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/tourist-short-stay-visas

Letters of invitation

To be eligible for a letter of invitation you need to:

• be a BAPS member and have registered to attend Congress OR
• have an abstract accepted at Congress OR
• be an invited Speaker or Scholar

If you are not a current member of BAPS, please also send a copy of your CV and if you are a trainee, you will need to provide a supporting letter from your supervising Paediatric Surgery Consultant.
Please send the required information to [email protected].

Please include your full job title and work address when requesting the letter.