On arrival at the airport, follow the ‘Arrivals’ sign to ‘Immigration Control’. These areas will lead you to the passport control area. If you are transferring to another flight at the same airport, follow the signs for "Flight Connections" instead. Then, at your final destination airport follow the sings of "Arrivals". As you approach Passport /Immigration control, you will see electronic screens indicating where you should queue. There are separate channels for:

When you reach the front of the queue, the Immigration Officer at the desk will want to see that your documents are in order, so make sure you have all of them ready. You will be asked to tell the Immigration Officer the purpose of your stay in the UK, and will need to show:

You might also be asked to have a brief routine health check by the airport doctor, which might include an X-ray. The health check up will take place in a separate room and afterwards you will need to return to immigration control.

As long as your documents are in order, you should pass through the immigration smoothly, but if you need help for any reason, there are 2 things you can do:

Once all of your documents have been checked, the Immigration Officer will put an "arrival" stamp in your passport. This stamped entry in your passport will indicate: