Hi All,
I am from South Africa and have no UK Ancestry or EU Passport. A semi professional rugby club in the UK has given me an offer to play for them in the 2015/2016 season. That is from August 2015 - June 2016. I will be applying for a 1 year visitor visa (I understand the visitor visa has replaced sports visitor visa, is this correct?). The rugby club has drafted me a letter of sponsorship saying they will be accommodating me and giving me a small living allowance to meet my expenses. I have saved enough money to support myself mostly. I know that I can only stay for 6 months and then have to leave the UK and then re enter. This information is vague and so have a few questions I am hoping someone can help me with:
1. Do I have to return back to South Africa after the initial 6 month stay of the 1 year visa and then fly back to the UK or can I leave the UK to go on holiday to Tunisia for a few weeks and then re enter the UK after that to take up my 2nd 6 month spell?
2. How long do I have to be out of the UK after the initial 6 month stay in order to meet the condiitons of the visa so I can return and finish the season? Can it be a few days or weeks or months? It is unclear in the rules.
Any information would be most welcome.
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