6Months, Now what? UK Family Visit Visa

[Ryan888]

Hello guys, really quick question. Someone told me which I think might not be right that Once you get a UK visit visa (short term 6 months) and once its expired, you can only apply for a another one after 6months...

Lets assume:

Visa granted 01-01-2014 till 01-07-2014

Travelled on 10-01-2014 back after 3 weeks

Now 01-07-2014 visa gets expired. Can we apply for a new one on 07-2014 or wait till 12-2014?

Hope this makes sense. Reason asking because my and wife (British) live in Dubai and she visits her parents etc every 4/5 months, so we were thinking maybe we can make these trips together.

Please let me know guys

Thanks

[Casa]

You cannot spend more time in the UK in 12 months than you are spending in your main country of residence. If you only spent 3 weeks out of 6 months in the UK you may be successful in obtaining a further visa soon after expiry of the first one.

[Ryan888]

You cannot spend more time in the UK in 12 months than you are spending in your main country of residence. If you only spent 3 weeks out of 6 months in the UK you may be successful in obtaining a further visa soon after expiry of the first one.

Thanks for replying. I know that 3 weeks is an Ok time to spend in the UK but I guess what you mean is that the there is no restriction for reapplying for a new application right after the first visa has ended, of course the UK immigration will check how long I stayed in previously (3 weeks max) which I guess is a genuine time period for a short stay holiday.

Maybe next time I can apply for a direct 2 years visa

[Wanderer]

You cannot spend more time in the UK in 12 months than you are spending in your main country of residence. If you only spent 3 weeks out of 6 months in the UK you may be successful in obtaining a further visa soon after expiry of the first one.

Thanks for replying. I know that 3 weeks is an Ok time to spend in the UK but I guess what you mean is that the there is no restriction for reapplying for a new application right after the first visa has ended, of course the UK immigration will check how long I stayed in previously (3 weeks max) which I guess is a genuine time period for a short stay holiday.

Maybe next time I can apply for a direct 2 years visa

Unlikely you'd get it, you'd need a clean and clear history of successful visit visas, not just one or two. In any case a two-year visit visa is still subject to the same six month diktat.