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Thank you very much for the response. Wish the rules were as clearer as the Visa feesLucapooka wrote:Thanks for asking this in the same thread as your previous enquiry. The thing is, the guidelines are applied arbitrarily. A business traveller (with strong economic ties to his homeland) who has to dip in and out of the UK regularly, may not be challenged if he oversteps the 180 days threshold. An old lady whose family are resident in the UK, and who is spending the majority of her time in the UK, may be considered as trying to effectively live in the UK with her family but as a visitor rather than a residence permit. I can't see her being refused entry, based on the scenario that you have provided, but there may come a time when a particularly attentive UKBA officer questions her motivation and issues a verbal caution that the rules are there for a reason and she should endeavour to observe them. Until that time, I say she should do as she pleases. That's about all I can say and wait for further comment from others.