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Usually leaving the UK for visiting or residing somewhere else are two different things. But if the question is asked without distinguishing both then give all absences. In my view the absences can be based on either 2.5 or 4 of previous years since all the record the UKVI already have.AWilson83 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:22 pmThe section asking if the applicant has been out of the UK since she started living here - do we need to put every trip out of the UK, including weekends to Paris etc? Also, are they assuming that we'd give that info for the last 2.5 years since she's been on the spouse visa, or is it for the entire time she has lived here? She has lived here for 4 years, as she was here initially on a Tier 1 Youth Mobility visa, before we got married.
That implies to applicant and his/her sponsor.
Yes. I wouldn't worry too much about your answer to this question if you meet all of the requirements for the 5 year route as it would appear to be intended to probe for exceptional circumstances that would apply to the 10 year route.
seagul wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 12:25 amUsually leaving the UK for visiting or residing somewhere else are two different things. But if the question is asked without distinguishing both then give all absences. In my view the absences can be based on either 2.5 or 4 of previous years since all the record the UKVI already have.AWilson83 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:22 pmThe section asking if the applicant has been out of the UK since she started living here - do we need to put every trip out of the UK, including weekends to Paris etc? Also, are they assuming that we'd give that info for the last 2.5 years since she's been on the spouse visa, or is it for the entire time she has lived here? She has lived here for 4 years, as she was here initially on a Tier 1 Youth Mobility visa, before we got married.
That implies to applicant and his/her sponsor.
There is NO '180 days absence limit' for spouse visa holders. Simply answer the question for the time on a spouse visa, which is what is relevant.AWilson83 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:05 amThanks for your quick response and advice. The form doesn't differentiate between holidays and residing outside of the country. My assumption is that they just want to make sure the applicant hasn't been out of the UK for over the allowed 180 days in a year. The order of questions are: "How long have you lived in the UK?" (answer - 4 years); "Have you left the UK since living here?" (answer - Yes); "List your absences...".
I'm tempted to just answer for the past 2.5 years, because absences before then when my wife was on a different visa with different restrictions is surely not relevant to this current application?
Thanks for this, appreciate it. On the question "Could you and your partner live together outside of the UK if necessary?", we've answered NO, and explained as follows: "My husband is a British citizen with work commitments here, and I am settled with full time work as well. We have shared financial responsibilities and commitments, including a mortgage, and it wouldn't be possible to meet those financial commitments from outside of the UK". Is that a valid answer? I (the applicants husband) have no visa to work in another country, and without work I couldn't pay my mortgage, so it seems like a valid answer to me. Any thoughts?CR001 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:06 amThere is NO '180 days absence limit' for spouse visa holders. Simply answer the question for the time on a spouse visa, which is what is relevant.AWilson83 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:05 amThanks for your quick response and advice. The form doesn't differentiate between holidays and residing outside of the country. My assumption is that they just want to make sure the applicant hasn't been out of the UK for over the allowed 180 days in a year. The order of questions are: "How long have you lived in the UK?" (answer - 4 years); "Have you left the UK since living here?" (answer - Yes); "List your absences...".
I'm tempted to just answer for the past 2.5 years, because absences before then when my wife was on a different visa with different restrictions is surely not relevant to this current application?
AWilson83 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 1:33 pmThanks for this, appreciate it. On the question "Could you and your partner live together outside of the UK if necessary?", we've answered NO, and explained as follows: "My husband is a British citizen with work commitments here, and I am settled with full time work as well. We have shared financial responsibilities and commitments, including a mortgage, and it wouldn't be possible to meet those financial commitments from outside of the UK". Is that a valid answer? I (the applicants husband) have no visa to work in another country, and without work I couldn't pay my mortgage, so it seems like a valid answer to me. Any thoughts?CR001 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:06 amThere is NO '180 days absence limit' for spouse visa holders. Simply answer the question for the time on a spouse visa, which is what is relevant.AWilson83 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:05 amThanks for your quick response and advice. The form doesn't differentiate between holidays and residing outside of the country. My assumption is that they just want to make sure the applicant hasn't been out of the UK for over the allowed 180 days in a year. The order of questions are: "How long have you lived in the UK?" (answer - 4 years); "Have you left the UK since living here?" (answer - Yes); "List your absences...".
I'm tempted to just answer for the past 2.5 years, because absences before then when my wife was on a different visa with different restrictions is surely not relevant to this current application?