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No, because he cannot be seen as visiting the UK for more time in a year than he spends in his home country as that would be a clear indication that he is in fact 'living' in the UK.We had thought about bringing him over as a tourist and then after six months, getting him to travel to France for a week. Would he then qualify for a second six months when he re-entered?
He would have to qualify for a visa in his own right such as Tier 4 Student visa, Tier 2 work visa if he can get a sponsor. There isn't much option available.Is there any visa that he could get that would enable him to come here long term.
Bit concerned about the thinking here. Yes they do random checks on anyone, and interestingly it's Americans who are amongst the worst offenders re: overstaying, not genuine visitors, etc.mbalmer wrote:
Do the immigration officers at the border actually check and stamp US passports?
Thanks
There isn't I'm afraid. He'd have to qualify in his own right which to be honest, as he is an adult, fair enough.mbalmer wrote:I'm annoyed. We called the UK immigration line that charges £1.37 per minute to ask them if we could apply for a family reunion visa as an adult and all they would say was that they couldn't give us advice, only a link to the web page that we already stated we wanted clarification on. WHAT A SCAM!
It looks like we are at an impasse. He can't apply for a student or work visa and there doesn't seem to be any other route for an adult.
Ahh, good point Casa as for all intents and purposes, he is the child (albeit now adult) of another person as all his official records would have been amended legally following the court adoption order.Casa wrote:Also, if I have understood your post correctly you gave him up for adoption, which may mean for immigration purposes he is no longer a family member. Others may step in with a different view.