Starting 15 July, if you apply and pay online for a work or study visa, you may no longer receive a vignette (the visa sticker in your passport) as the UK is transitioning to eVisas.
Instead, you will need to set up a UKVI account and access your eVisa before travelling to the UK. Detailed instructions will be provided during the application process.
However, vignettes will still be issued to dependants of any visa type and to main applicants applying for other types of visas.
For more information, please visit: http://www.gov.uk/evisa or see our eVisa FAQs.