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Essentially, the rule is that in the immediately preceding 12 months (of any day), your mother should not have spent more than 180 days in the UK.
So, after her entry into the UK, she can spend a maximum of either the amount she stated on her visit visa application or 180 days (whichever is less) and then she must reside outside the UK for at least the same amount of time as she spent in the UK.
Even if she exceeds the amount of time that she has stated that she will visit on her visit visa application, she may have issues when it comes to renewing her visit visa. She may also have issues renewing her visit visa if she resides in the UK for six months at a stretch. That would be seen by the UKVI as residing, not visiting and that is expressly forbidden by the Immigration Rules.
Section 4(2) of Appendix V of the Immigration Rules wrote:The applicant must satisfy the decision maker that they are a genuine visitor. This means that the applicant:
...(b) will not live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make the UK their main home;
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