visit to pakistan while on spouse visa

[zakria]

Hi all . this forum is very helpful . lots of correct information here .
i got my spouse visa on 26th Oct 2011 . i entered in the UK on 20th Nov 2011. after 6 weeks on 2nd January 2012 i had to come back to pakistan because my mother got ill . nobody here too look after my parents.
my questions are ,
1.will this travel effect my ILR after 2 years.
2.for how long i can stay in pakistan .
3.if i return to the UK in 4 weeks will it be ok ?
any advice will be highly appreciated

[batleykhan]

Hi all . this forum is very helpful . lots of correct information here .
i got my spouse visa on 26th Oct 2011 . i entered in the UK on 20th Nov 2011. after 6 weeks on 2nd January 2012 i had to come back to Pakistan because my mother got ill . nobody here too look after my parents.
my questions are ,
1.will this travel effect my ILR after 2 years.

Yes and no, it depends how long ypu stay there.


2.for how long i can stay in Pakistan .

You can stay there just before your visa expires in 2yrs time if you so wish,but you will then have to apply for FLR before you apply for ILR.


3.if i return to the UK in 4 weeks will it be ok ?

Yes it will be no problem if you stay that long

any advice will be highly appreciated

[pinkbubbles]

Basically, on speaking to my immigration lawyer, the UKBA only allows you to stay overseas for up to 90 days within the 2-year period. Any more than this is considered that you are not serious about staying in the UK and your ILR will be rejected.

They basically stated that they had a case where a lady on a spouse visa missed her mum and went home for 6 months - that is absolutely fine. You can do/go wherever you want on a spouse visa and you can enter and exit the UK as many times as you like.

However, when she applied for ILR, she was rejected cause she spent more than 90 days abroad. It was taken as an indication that she was not grateful for the opportunity to stay in the UK and she was not very interested in doing so either. Therefore, her ILR was rejected.

Hope that clears things up!

[vinny]

Time spent outside the UK.