UTIAC Paragraph 41(i) of HC 395 requires a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom as a general visitor (other than to accompany an academic visitor) to show that he ‘is genuinely seeking entry as a general visitor for a limited period as stated by him, not exceeding 6 months’.
An application for a visit visa which, if granted, could result in permission to spend more than 6 of 12 months in the United Kingdom is likely to be scrutinised rigorously but it is wrong to refuse someone entry clearance as a general visitor just because they have spent more than six of the last twelve months in the United Kingdom. In certain circumstances a person can utilise paragraph 41 in order to visit the United Kingdom to provide temporary care for a person present here.
Judges:
Lane, Perkins UTJJ
Citations:
[2011] UKUT 431 (IAC)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 26 September 2022; Ref: scu.448396