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There is no rule as such stating about 6 weeks. The rule is for 3 months instead of 6 weeks.HSMP holder wrote:According to Home Office reply, you can't do that or you risk failing your ILR application. If you really need to leave for three months, you have to go back and forth several time, because the Home Office makes it clear that you cannot leave the country continuously for more than 6 weeks on any single occasion. Otherwise, you cannot fulfill the "continuously 5 years" requirement.
vidya wrote:Hi Jagacharya
wondering why you are going through the whole process of a HSMP visa for just entering for a week , wouldnt a visitor visa have been easier ?
Hi vc, thanks for your input. Yes, I'm clear on what's in the quote above - however - do I have any restrictions leaving and entering the UK during the initial two yr period.... that's my main concern.. is there a minimum amount of time I have to stay in UK on HSMP before I am allowed to leave, or any specific amount of time I am allowed to be outside of UK during the two yrs initial period...? FWIW, pls note that ILR or renewal is not something I'm sweating on.vc wrote:Jags, just to buy time to find a job, you could apply for EC in Aug (and request effective date from Oct 07). Thereafter you could enter anytime between Oct 07 to Oct 09.
What did you have in mind when you said "that long"? I'm thinking of entering the UK on HSMP for a week then coming back to the US. And I really don't know how much my time away from UK might be after that, it all depends on when I get the UK job.. I know it's a very tough task to find a job there while not actually being there, but I don't have a choice abt that - and this is where your skype advise will come in to play.UKbound wrote:I don't think you'll have a problem returning to the US while you're looking for work, as long as you're not gone for that long.
What did you mean by "fulfilling the HSMP terms".....? When they ask you where you work, do you mean where you work in UK or US? Is it safe to tell them that you work in the US while you're on HSMP...? I'm not a US citizen (although been here 7+ yrs)... will I have to prove to them "why am I in the US to begin with", or can they give me trouble after seeing my US H1B visa, saying that I'm working in the US already so why am I entering on HSMP bla bla.....UKbound wrote:They generally ask me if I am still fulfilling the terms of the HSMP and that's it. Sometimes they ask where I work, so I tell them.