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There is no family visa category, as you have stated. Can you clarify what visa it is? I.e. is it for example a family visit visa that is valid for 2 years, which can be used for visiting family in the UK?fantasyvn wrote:My father has a two-year family visa.
You father may have been lucky and may have a different profile to that of another so you can't just assume that what happened to him is the way it go with everyone else. He was not staying for six mths in one go and it's not clear from your post how long he remained outside the UK between visits. However, it's clear thatanyone who spends 6 months in one go, and returns immediately, who is effectively living in the UK with his UK-based family, will raise a red flag. Here is the guidance on the UKBA site:longshift wrote:There is no 6 month rule.....Your father got a visitor's visa with multiple entries.... He can come and go as he please...
A long-term visit visa is valid for 1, 2, 5 or 10 years. The application fee is higher than for a short-term visit visa.
If we grant you a long-term visit visa, you are allowed unlimited entry into the UK for the time that the visa is valid. However, you can only stay in the UK for a maximum of 180 days during any 12-month period. For example, a 2-year visit visa does not entitle you to stay in the UK for 2 years.
We recommend that you limit your stay to the period stated on your visa application. If you spend long periods in the UK as a visitor, our officers may doubt your intentions.
If you breach the conditions of your entry to the UK, we may ban you from returning for up to 10 years.
If you apply for a long-term visit visa, we consider:
whether you can show a frequent and sustained need to come to the UK (such as family links or an established business connection);
whether your personal circumstances are likely to change significantly while the visa is valid - so you should give us as much evidence as possible that your circumstances will remain the same;
whether you have shown that you can support yourself in the UK without public funds, and that you intend to leave the UK at the end of each visit; andyour previous travel history as shown in a current valid passport.
You should think carefully before applying for a long-term visit visa. We may refuse the visa or issue it for a shorter period than you have applied for (if, for example, the evidence that you provide does not support a long-term visit visa application, or does not meet the visa requirements). If we refuse the application or issue the visa for a shorter period, we will not refund your application fee.
If you have not applied for a UK visa before, we advise that you should consider applying for a short-term visit visa first.
As it states clearly, its a guidance and not a rule. Since, I have a live example of my father visiting UK back to back 3 times in 1 year. It could be a one of, I don't know.Lucapooka wrote:You father may have been lucky and may have a different profile to that of another so you can't just assume that what happened to him is the way it go with everyone else. He was not staying for six mths in one go and it's not clear from your post how long he remained outside the UK between visits. However, it's clear thatanyone who spends 6 months in one go, and returns immediately, who is effectively living in the UK with his UK-based family, will raise a red flag. Here is the guidance on the UKBA site:longshift wrote:There is no 6 month rule.....Your father got a visitor's visa with multiple entries.... He can come and go as he please...
A long-term visit visa is valid for 1, 2, 5 or 10 years. The application fee is higher than for a short-term visit visa.
If we grant you a long-term visit visa, you are allowed unlimited entry into the UK for the time that the visa is valid. However, you can only stay in the UK for a maximum of 180 days during any 12-month period. For example, a 2-year visit visa does not entitle you to stay in the UK for 2 years.
We recommend that you limit your stay to the period stated on your visa application. If you spend long periods in the UK as a visitor, our officers may doubt your intentions.
If you breach the conditions of your entry to the UK, we may ban you from returning for up to 10 years.
If you apply for a long-term visit visa, we consider:
whether you can show a frequent and sustained need to come to the UK (such as family links or an established business connection);
whether your personal circumstances are likely to change significantly while the visa is valid - so you should give us as much evidence as possible that your circumstances will remain the same;
whether you have shown that you can support yourself in the UK without public funds, and that you intend to leave the UK at the end of each visit; andyour previous travel history as shown in a current valid passport.
You should think carefully before applying for a long-term visit visa. We may refuse the visa or issue it for a shorter period than you have applied for (if, for example, the evidence that you provide does not support a long-term visit visa application, or does not meet the visa requirements). If we refuse the application or issue the visa for a shorter period, we will not refund your application fee.
If you have not applied for a UK visa before, we advise that you should consider applying for a short-term visit visa first.
