Hey Sams, I had a similar query as I was hoping to go back to Australia for an extended period of time. I contacted 1st Contact Visas who advised: "Re: the 3 months per year rule this info is for an Ancestry Visa not HSMP." "In relation to the HSMP visa you are only allowed a total to...

Today I've read elsewhere on this site that for similar case: "She cannot apply for a fiancée visa given that you are not "settled" in the UK. You say you have a HSMP visa. If you had ILR then it would be different." That's the first stumbling block which I'm struggling to get a ...

If anyone can help me I'd be so grateful. I'm an Australian living in the UK on a HSMP Visa (3yrs in January), I arrived 5yrs ago on the Working Holiday Visa (and therefore those 2yrs don't count towards ILR). I met my partner 3yrs ago, but his visa ran out (2yr Working Holiday Visa) and he was forc...

If anyone can help me I'd be so grateful. I'm an Australian living in the UK on a HSMP Visa (3yrs in January), I arrived 5yrs ago on the Working Holiday Visa (and therefore those 2yrs don't count towards ILR). I met my partner 3yrs ago, but his visa ran out (2yr Working Holiday Visa) and he was forc...