Am I a genuine visitor???

[Old Marine]

I got refused at the Brussels Eurostar portal because the attendant got the idea from my passport that I was trying to live in england with my girlfriend

I am a retired us military officer with a great pension an I don't need to work

We retirees have the privilege of flying free on us military aircraft....ramstein or miles hall are my favored destinations
.....so I don't need a ticket

I've been visiting my sweetie since 08, 22 entry stamps all for six months... because we go to Europe a lot for short stays so we are back and forth

I have a son and an aging parent in the us and I require a checkup every six months

I rent and the lease expires every six months

Now I am dealing with Mumbai to get a U.K. Visa

I fear that I will be refused again....is there a secret meaning to the term genuine visitor??? What else might I be?

Oh yes......I am an AMERICAN.....the INCENTIVE to leave England to go back to the USA should be, with all the tact I can muster, obvious

[Casa]

Have your frequent visits resulted in you spending more time in the UK in a 12 month rolling period than you have been spending in your home country?

[Old Marine]

Alrighty Then!!!
Where's the tutorial for this site?
Tx

[Casa]

Alrighty Then!!!
Where's the tutorial for this site?
Tx

Was that a 'Yes' or a 'No'

[CR001]

Link below has a selection of the top 25 questions regarding the forum and the forum rules.

announcements/read-me-getting-started-t ... 24804.html

I moved your topic to where it is now as you posted in a topic that clearly is not the correct place or visa category UK Tier 1 (Gen) Dependent Visas ONLY (Not ILR or Visit Visas)

[Old Marine]

Soooo Soorrreeeee!!!
All that red type reminds me of that little attendant at Midi!!

So I guess the question was has there been a 12 month period where I spent more months in England than in the us...
Once, I busted that by a month but the nice foreign lady at heathrow 5 gave me another 6 months anyway

[Old Marine]

And
What's a PM anyway??
Tx

[vinny]

PM - private message

See also Genuine visitor: relevant and irrelevant considerations > Sawmynaden (Family visitors - considerations) Mauritius [2012] UKUT 161 (IAC) (16 April 2012)
Oppong (visitor:length of stay) Ghana [2011] UKUT 431 (IAC) (11 November 2011), concerning Frequency and duration of visits & Frequent or successive visits: how to assess if an applicant is making the UK their main home or place of work.

[Old Marine]

THANKS to Vinny!!!

I'm not interested in a private message to or from anybody. I'm trying to find out what was so different about entry number twenty three than the previous twenty two, which were all 6 months a pop, last of which was a month previous, that caused such a ruckus.

[secret.simon]

Some more thoughts on time between visits.

[Old Marine]

Thanks Mr Secret