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20th April 2010 #1
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Travel abroad on spouse visa
Hi,
I would like to ask if anyone here knows what regulations there are on travelling outside of the UK after arriving on a spouse visa.
My wife arrived here in March, and we are hoping to return to the Philippines in September/October for 2 or 3 months, however I was unsure if having arrived in the UK my wife will need to remain here for the entire duration of the visa (which seems unlikely) and if presuming it is fine to return to the Philipines if we would need to give prior notification to the home office of her intent to leave the country for a period of time, or if there are likely to be any complications with re-entry to the UK.
I have tried to find this out myself but the home office site doesnt give information on this particular aspect (as far as I could see) and contacting them by phone seems to constantly re-direct me to another number, so I thought I would perhaps be best served to enquire on the knowledge of this forum.
thanks in advance.
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20th April 2010 #2
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20th April 2010 #3
she can be away from the UK for a maximum of 90 days in the next 2 years... that's what i can remember though.
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21st April 2010 #4
If I remeber tin (member here) she posted that she stay in phil while the husband working abroad,but she grant an ILR,and another member now staying in Malaysia because the husband there is working as well, but she got her ILR with no problem
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21st April 2010 #5
there is no set maximum number of days you need to be in the UK to get ILR, but the UK is suppose to be your HOME, i think the ECO can use their discretion.
but there are a set maximum number of days you can be out of the UK to apply for citizenship.
Residential requirements
In order to demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation you need to:
* have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least three years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
* have been present in the United Kingdom three years before the date of your application; and
* have not spent more than 270 days outside the United Kingdom during the three-year period; and
* have not spend more than 90 days outside the United Kingdom in the last 12 months of the three-year period; and
* have not been in breach of the immigration rules at any stage during the three-year period.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/br...tnerofcitizen/
so if we go off the guidelines for citizenship (270 days / 3yrs) = max of 90 days a year outside the UK you shouldn't have a problem getting ILR.
but if you have a valid reason you could get away with having more days out of the uk, but like i said there is no exact figure, so to be safe try not to be out of the uk more than 90 days a year and you shouldn't have a problem getting ILR or Citizenship
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21st April 2010 #6
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I commend you for having your finger on the pulse once again, Joe
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22nd April 2010 #9
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Thank you for the comprehensive replies, the link provided also gives some good reading material which I couldnt seem to find when navigating the site, many thanks joebloggs.
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