Uk Visit Visa Question...

[aniMAL]

Hi all,

if my gf is succesful is with a vv application, how soon is it before she can apply for the same visa or settlement visa? i imagine that if she gets a visit visa for 6 months, then arrives back in TH, she will not be allowed to apply again straight away.

if somebody knows......?

thanks

[the scouser]

If she spends six months in the UK as a visitor, there is nothing stopping her applying for another visit visa straight away, but it is likely to be refused as she will have just spent six months in the UK and the visa officer would probably question her intention to leave. Settlement visas are judged by different criteria.

Scouse.

[aniMAL]

If she spends six months in the UK as a visitor, there is nothing stopping her applying for another visit visa straight away, but it is likely to be refused as she will have just spent six months in the UK and the visa officer would probably question her intention to leave. Settlement visas are judged by different criteria.

Scouse.

Thanks for that Scouser. That is pretty much what i imagined.

Settlement visas are judged bt a different criteria? such as....?

[the scouser]

By the very nature of a settlement visa, the applicant does not have to demonstrate an intention to leave the UK.

Scouse.

[aniMAL]

Yes, i understand that.

In your experience...if a couple have known each other for around 15 months, and had several meetings ect, would the Embassy entertain an application for a settlement visa? Or is it generally for couples that have been together for a longer period?

Thanks

[the scouser]

Yes, i understand that.

Why did you ask, then?

Scouse.

[the scouser]

In my experience, it depends upon a multiplicity of factors which cannot, singularly, be identified.

Scouse.

[aniMAL]

Scouser - thanks for your thoughts. I appreciate it.