a bit of question i am a holder of visa as spouse :yawn::brit: and it stated that it is multi entry i just wanna make sure how many times this can be use if i want to visit ph..any restriction:yawn: we married in ph and i come here with that visa being issued any ideas guys
So you are here on a 2 year visa I guess.... The way I read it is that you are right in assuming that multiple entry means just that.....
you have to be careful though because you are only allowed to be away for a maximum of 2 months (accumulated) over the 2 years that you are on FLR... this is so because you would have to prove that UK is now your resident/home.. and staying in the Philippines longer than necessary means that you have no intention of making UK your home and you may have problems applying for your ILR... don't get me wrong though.. .you can still go home to pinas while on this visa (i already did)...but just make sure that it is only for a very short while..
I think there has been a tightening of the rules on how long you can be away from the UK on FLR. Some of the visa application agencies know of this new 'rule' and advise their clients accordingly. Those agencies will also tell you that the new rules are not being published by the UKBA and I certainly had no luck trying to find out about the new rules on the UKBA website. The owner of one agency has told me that immigrants are being refused ILR even though ALL their absences from the country were PRIOR to the new rules coming into force. If he is correct, that is a very worrying development.
total of 2 months within the 2 year validity of FLR... that's what I know... i am pretty sure of that.. unless they changed it again? but then, just make sure that you are 90%, if not 100% here in the UK than in the Philippines so you can satisfy the requirement that you make UK as your place of residence
Sorry to cut in here, but I cannot recall any changes to absences when applying for ILR and am unable to find any. The ILR application form does not make any mention or ask any question or request any declaration on any absences from UK. There are certainly restictions on absences when applying for British Citizenship though. These restrictions do extend back a few years also. Back into the time when ILR was made. So that seems to be 'catch' to be careful of. Could lead to having wait longer for naturalisation. I know these days UKBA do introduce some changes at short notice but I am certainly not aware of absence restrictions on FLR. Please can anyone who knows let me know the source? Maybe I missed something. Unless there are restrictions on FLR/ILR applicants other than spouse? I thinkl some changes might have been made there, without checking I think from 450days to 180days 'Unknown' rules/restrictions are not possible. All UKBA procedures are written down in their manuals.
This is a follow up to my previous post on the subject of absences from UK. Hope it helps. There are no published restrictions that need to be declared on the ILR application form. However, when (or if) applying for naturalisation there are restrictions. These have restrictions going back 3 years (spouse) or even 5 years (non spouse). So it's important to know that same length of time ahead of any application. Here are the requirements for naturalisation (British Citizenship):- RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS Show the periods you have been away from the UK during the last 5 years OR 3 years if you are married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen To satisfy the residence requirement you should not have been absent for more than 90 days in the last 12 months. And the total number of days absence for the whole 5 year period should not exceed 450. If you are married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen the total number of days absence for the whole 3 year period should not exceed 270. Source:- http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/nationality/guide_an.pdf
This was taken from the UKBA wensite today... http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/partnersandfamilies/partners/indefiniteleavetoremain/ Time spent outside the UK The Immigration Rules do not say that you must have been in the UK for the entire two years of your permission to stay as a husband, wife, civil partner or unmarried/same-sex partner. Your application to settle here will be judged on its merits, taking into account your reasons for travel, the length of your absences, and whether you and your partner travelled and lived together while you were outside the UK. If you have spent a limited time abroad in connection with your job, for example, this should not count against you. However, time spent outside the UK does make a difference to applications for British citizenship. If you apply to be naturalised as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen, you must show that you have been living in the UK for the last three years (the 'residential qualifying period'), and that you have spent no more than 270 days outside the UK during those three years. Also, you must have spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months of the three-year period. (We have discretion to allow absences above the normal limits in some circumstances.) There are different requirements if you want to be naturalised and you are not a husband, wife or civil partner, but there is still a limit on the amount of time you can spend outside the UK. But, I too, have heard 'rumours' that there are new guidlelines given to UKBA staff on absences when applying for ILR and these are more restrictive that the absences allowed when applying for naturalisation. Indeed, one Visa agency (I wish I could remember which one) states the new restrictions on its website and the owner of that agency confirmed it to me by phone. He also stated that he could find no mention of the new restrictions on the UKBA website.
so bottomline: restrict trips outside of the UK for around 2 weeks a year... until you become a citizen.. at least then, you can safely say that UK is your home ...
No. Not so. Just review the Naturalisation application form and guidance notes. That specifies what is allowed without question. If there are compelling reasons, normally they will be allowed. But under everyday circumstances the stated allowed absences should be more than adequate for a married couple .
The amount they make with Visa fees you would think they could afford to be transparent and have all the rules easy to find and in plain English
