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I have had several UK visit visas in the past, and in all cases there was a "valid from" & a "valid to" date covering a period of 6 months stated. In addition to that there was a "duration of stay" of 180 days stated. As I understand it the visit visa is given for entry and the length of stay is stamped on arrival by the immigration officer but that would never exceed the 180 days stated on the visa sticker in your passport. I have to say though that as I personally always came on holiday to visit friends and family I never really tested this theory out because my stay never came to anywhere near 6 months. It would be best to take a look at the current rules on the UKBA website (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ng/family/) as my last visit visa was in 2007! Note that it does appear that you can extend your visa while here as well... http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ly/extend/. Hope this helps....viki83 wrote:As far as my knowledge is concerned, this is the duration for her to leave for UK...so if her visa expires on 10th Oct, she can fly on 8th October and then live in UK for further 6 months...can someone further clarify that...the duration of stamped visit visa is to fly between those dates...and then once you land in UK, you will have 6 months from that point onwards...
That is not right. The visa holder can stay in the UK only between the dates mentioned on the visa. So if it says 10/07/2012 to 10/10/2012, the visa holder will have to leave UK by 10/10/2012. If he/she doesnt then he/she will be classed as as overstayer.viki83 wrote:As far as my knowledge is concerned, this is the duration for her to leave for UK...so if her visa expires on 10th Oct, she can fly on 8th October and then live in UK for further 6 months...can someone further clarify that...the duration of stamped visit visa is to fly between those dates...and then once you land in UK, you will have 6 months from that point onwards...
but that is my point - I never get a stamp when I leave the UK .... so how will they know when somebody leaves the country if they overstayed?The problem will be when the next visa application is made by the same applicant. The entry/exit date stamps on the passport will show that the applicant did overstay on his/her last visit.
With regards to first point, I agree they don't stamp passport while you leave, but you will get stamped on the other side, when you enter another country.twon2is7 wrote:but that is my point - I never get a stamp when I leave the UK .... so how will they know when somebody leaves the country if they overstayed?The problem will be when the next visa application is made by the same applicant. The entry/exit date stamps on the passport will show that the applicant did overstay on his/her last visit.
try catching a ferry you do not even need to supply names - you just buy tickets and leave the country without seeing anybody from the UKBA
catch maybe but it seems a very convoluted process and entering and exiting other countries would make it very confusing for a BA staff member to pick that up on attempted re-entry.longshift wrote:
So this is the catch I guess.
twon2is7, what you say about the UKBA not being able to tell how many overstayers there are in the country is true. It's one of many issues that have been raised during immigration control discussions/debates during the last couple of years.twon2is7 wrote:I am curious about length of stay in visas.
When ever I leave the UK I have never passed through immigration control. It is airpline check in, security screening, and then into duty free and away. Every other country I have left always has immigration control on exiting and entry and there they check such things.
So how does the UKBA/HO know if someone over stays their visa? in partiuclar tourist visa when they are not working. ....
There are two key aspects that your mother will need to prove:kewldesi wrote:On a related note - My mother has no source of income as she is a housewife. Do we need to submit any other supporting documents other than my own sponsorship documents to buttress her financial status?