Uk Visa

[Kevin17]

My girlfriend has just got a 6 month tourist visa but I think thta she is misunderstanding the validity. She says that she has to return by the 6 Dec.

As I understand it it it was issued on the 5 June and has to be used by the 5 Dec so she will have a 6 month stay from the date she uses it, ie 20 June to 20 Dec. Am I correct?

[tourleadersi]

As far as I remember, that is correct. Check the visa, it should say 'Valid for entry before xx.'

Hope she enjoys the UK

[Mossfinn]

6 months from date of issue, not first time used.

As an aside, how long did you request in your application?

Moss

[Kevin17]

6 months from date of issue, not first time used.

As an aside, how long did you request in your application?

Moss

She sent me a copy of the visa and it as I suspected, valid from 5/6/08 until 5/12/08 and for a duration of 180 days. OK a shade under 6 months but it seems odd that they just don't say 6 months. Just makes calculating the return date a bit of a pain. She wants to return with me when I come out to Thailand on the 18 December so she just has to make sure that she arrives no sooner than 180 days before 18 December.

I am not sure what she said as the departure date on the application, a week or so ahead of the application I think but I think that the minimum duration on the form was 6 months so she just ticked that.

[Lite Beer]

She can only stay until 5th December.

Look on here.

http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/F...ty#VisaValidity

Edited June 10, 2008 by Lite Beer

[Mossfinn]

6 months from date of issue, not first time used.

As an aside, how long did you request in your application?

Moss

She sent me a copy of the visa and it as I suspected, valid from 5/6/08 until 5/12/08 and for a duration of 180 days. OK a shade under 6 months but it seems odd that they just don't say 6 months. Just makes calculating the return date a bit of a pain. She wants to return with me when I come out to Thailand on the 18 December so she just has to make sure that she arrives no sooner than 180 days before 18 December.

I am not sure what she said as the departure date on the application, a week or so ahead of the application I think but I think that the minimum duration on the form was 6 months so she just ticked that.

How long will my visa be valid for?

The period for which your visa is valid is always shown on the visa placed in your travel document. A standard visit visa is usually valid for six months, but we also issue visit visas that are valid for 1, 2 or 5 years. All visit visas can be used for an unlimited number of entries to the UK. You may stay a maximum of 6 months on each visit, or to the expiry date of the visa, whichever is shorter. If you are coming for another reason, the validity of the visa and how long you can stay can vary.

The visa will show the date from which it is valid. This is usually the date that it is issued. However, if you do not plan to travel immediately, you can ask for it to be post-dated for the start date to be deferred by up to three months. You must tell the entry clearance officer this when you make your application.

I have quoted from Lite Beers link, so just to be sure because you look a little confused, it is not 180 days from entry but the validation in the visa.

She wants to return with me when I come out to Thailand on the 18 December so she just has to make sure that she arrives no sooner than 180 days before 18 December.

I am not sure what she said as the departure date on the application, a week or so ahead of the application I think but I think that the minimum duration on the form was 6 months so she just ticked that.

If you wanted to leave together, it would have been best to have the visa post-dated.

Moss

[gymshark]

Be careful, the visa might be valid for 6 months but she needs to stay no longer than the time she specified in the application. A friend of mine stayed the whole 6 months and when she applied for the next visa they turned her down because they thought she was working in the UK (no evidence of this by the way, just a generic refusal).

[Mossfinn]

As an aside, how long did you request in your application?

Be careful, the visa might be valid for 6 months but she needs to stay no longer than the time she specified in the application.

This was the reason why I asked earlier, however if you stay longer than your original request it might not be a problem, however it also may bite you on the arse.

Moss

[chickenslegs]

As an aside, how long did you request in your application?

Be careful, the visa might be valid for 6 months but she needs to stay no longer than the time she specified in the application.

This was the reason why I asked earlier, however if you stay longer than your original request it might not be a problem, however it also may bite you on the arse.

Moss

I was in a similar situation a few years ago. My g/f (now wife) applied for a 2-month holiday in uk. She was given a 6-month visa, but the Embassy made it clear she needed to return after 2 months. While she was in uk I contacted the embassy in Bkk and asked if she could stay for an extra 2 weeks to attend my son's wedding - they were very begrudging, but eventually said yes. I was told there would definitely be problems with future applications if she stayed longer.