Deaf/dumb Brother-in-Law visit visa rejected

[Kitty]

I thought we were talking about a number of separate visits totalling more than 6 months out of 12?

The provision you're referring to is for people who actually want to stay for more than 6 months during a single visit.

What I mean is, for example:

Mr X comes to the UK with a 6-month visitor visa, stays for 3 months and then leaves.

3 months later, Mr X comes back to the UK with a fresh 6-month visitor visa. This time he stays for 4 months.

Now Mr X has been in the UK for a total of 7 months in the last 12.

My point is that he has not "overstayed" the second time he visited. He might find it a bit more difficult to persuade the ECO that he is a genuine visitor next time he wants a visa, but hasn't broken any rules.

[Rozen]

Mr X comes to the UK with a 6-month visitor visa, stays for 3 months and then leaves.

3 months later, Mr X comes back to the UK with a fresh 6-month visitor visa. This time he stays for 4 months.

Highly unlikely that Mr X will even be given a fresh 6 month visitor visa, so soon after returning home on the previous one! (ie. less than six months on!)

[Trent]

Highly unlikely that Mr X will even be given a fresh 6 month visitor visa, so soon after returning home on the previous one! (ie. less than six months on!)

Kitty is absolutely correct. The 6 months in a 12 month period is a guideline for the ECO and not a hard rule. Either way, the OP's brother-in-law has not overstayed as that refers to remaining beyond the provisions of a single visa.