Visitor visa length for parent: 2 years or 5 years?

[FriendlyGhost]

Hi,

My mother who is a Pakistani citizen wants to visit me in UK where I am a British citizen. She will be visiting here in future also. I wanted to ask what duration standard visitor visa should she apply for: 2 years, 5 years or may be 10 years?

Last and the only time she visited UK before was on a single entry visit visa in 2012. She went back within visa time and hasn't since visited UK. If she applies for 5 years visa (or 10 years) instead of 2 years, will the chances of rejection increase? Which one would you recommend?

Thanks in advance!

[iwolga]

Most likely she will only get 6 months visa now. You can apply for a longer visa but it is unlikely she’ll be granted longer visas