My mum's not British and she has to get a visitor visa whenever she comes to see me.
We've never had a problem so far and it's all been fairly straightforward. Most of her visits have been less than 2 months, never more than twice a year and she's paid for her own trips. She's never overstayed, used public funds or done anything alarming.
It's easy for her to visit me for a couple of months at a time since she is self-employed in her home country and she manages to come see me during non-busy times.
She came over to see me this March and the plan was that she would stay for a couple of weeks (we had a special occasion in the family) and then leave. This is what was stated on her visa application as well. She is currently here on a six-month multiple entry visa.
Unfortunately, things have changed drastically for me these past few weeks and I really want her to stay until it's all sorted out. I've had to move cities, my personal life is a mess and I'm having problems at work too. :( I reckon this will take until the end of June to sort out and I want my mum to stay with me until then. She's happy to do that, but we are only concerned about whether this is acceptable on a visitor visa?
Her visa is valid until August so she won't be overstaying, but this will be the longest she has ever stayed with me at a go (4 months).
Given the fact that it is a long period of time and that she had originally said that she was coming over for 2-3 weeks, I am worried about the repercussions in terms of her future visa applications.
I don't want us to give out the impression that she is using a visitor visa to live in the UK because that honestly isn't the case.
if anyone else has ever been in a similar position with their parents/relatives visiting or if anyone has any experience with this whatsoever, please drop me a line and let me know your thoughts.
I've been told IABU to over-think this, but I'm worried about the next time she applies for a visa.
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MrsJughead · 09/04/2014 21:24
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