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Enter UK with RC after absence more than 6 months
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 6:11 am
by thewhittaker
Hi,
Im wondering in anyone is absence from uk for more than 6 month and return to uk using residence card? (I got rc through singh route)
I'm not concerned about getting pr but since I still have rc valid until 2017, can I still use it to enter uk?
Or family visit visa is a better way?
Thanks
Re: Enter UK with RC after absence more than 6 months
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:40 am
by el patron
What is your nationality? If you are the Non-EEA family Member of an EEA national, and the EEA national is still in, or is accompanying you to the United Kingdom, I would say the RC will allow you to enter successfully, if questioned however about the absence, the IO may cancel the residence card due to the absence, but as I understand it there would be an in country right of appeal in respect of the cancellation of the RC
Re: Enter UK with RC after absence more than 6 months
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:32 am
by thewhittaker
Hi, thanks for an advice. I'm a Non-EEA and my husband is British, so is my son.
I'll look into the cancellation of the RC rules.
el patron wrote:What is your nationality? If you are the Non-EEA family Member of an EEA national, and the EEA national is still in, or is accompanying you to the United Kingdom, I would say the RC will allow you to enter successfully, if questioned however about the absence, the IO may cancel the residence card due to the absence, but as I understand it there would be an in country right of appeal in respect of the cancellation of the RC
Re: Enter UK with RC after absence more than 6 months
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 9:25 am
by askmeplz82
6 months absence you and your spouse or just you ?