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No she's not I'm afraid.sanju_uk wrote:Dear Sir/Madam,
My sister-in-law arrived in UK on May this year on a six month visa for family visit. Is it possible for her to apply for three month extension as Childminder as we would like her to look after our four year old son for which she wouldn't charge us? We both are working full time and we would trust more a family member as childminder.
Can you please advice us if she is eligible for this extension and what additional documents I could provide as proof of her reasons to stay?
You left out the bit where it says 'visitor intends to stay for no more than six months'! Which is what the OPs sister wants to do in this case.sanju_uk wrote:Hi,
I saw this information on Border Force Operations Manual Annex B - Special classes of Visitor section 7 where it says that it is acceptable for visitors to act as temporary child minders for relatives where the visitor is a close relative of the parent.
Sanjeev
I might be reading it wrong but it also seems to says "it is not simply an arrangement to enable both parents to take gainful employment or to study"sanju_uk wrote:Hi,
I saw this information on Border Force Operations Manual Annex B - Special classes of Visitor section 7 where it says that it is acceptable for visitors to act as temporary child minders for relatives where the visitor is a close relative of the parent.
Sanjeev
The only reason I could think of is it might make the IO think the person is planning on overstaying - ie making one last trip outside of the UK before they become 'stuck' in the UK.John wrote:Why would that be? Assuming her visa is endorsed "MULT", and is still in-date, and especially if she can show she will leave before the end of her visitor visa, why should there be a problem?
I am struggling to think of any reason to refuse her entry.
If the IO queries her lengthy visit and discovers she may have been childminding for her relatives that could be construed as illegal employment whilst here as a visitor.John wrote:OK, so she doesn't need a Schengen visa.
Like you, I await UKBabble's explanation of why she might have a problem re-entering the UK.
Thanks for clearing that up. She may not have a problem reentering then.sanju_uk wrote:UKBabble, she never stayed here as childminder as the child was in full time day care nursery. We were only looking for extension for six months which she can't get on a visitor visa and then I came through 'childminder' paragraph in the Border Operations manual. She doesn't intend to work at all as she has already retired.