Talk:UK Ancestry visa

message: There is no such thing as an ancestry visa in UK law. Its a slang term and the article ashould be called something more appropriate such as UK Grandparent Entry Clearance.
How does you go about engineering such a move?
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OK. If there is no opposition in the next few days I will move this (or list it if I can't do it myself) to UK Ancestry Entry Clearance--Spartaz 15:17, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree with the proposed move.    It may be technically an entry clearance, but isn't an entry clearance just another term for a visa?    The starting website is that of UK Visas    JAJ 21:13, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

text: The same issue arises with Canadians and Bermudians in the United States, who (other than a few exceptions) have an immigration status (eg L-1) rather than a visa, eg TN status.   I'm neutral on the move, but it does need a redirect plus an explanation in the article of the term "Ancestry Visa" and how it's used.  JAJ 11:50, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you. I will wait to do the move until I have time to make the amendments you suggest. --Spartaz 17:39, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

message: The article says that ancestry visa holders cannot study full-time.  I cannot find anywhere where this is confirmed, even in the immigration rules.  Someone on an ancestry visa should be working, and can only apply for ILR if they have continuously worked for 5 years, but the rules don't prevent them from juggling work and study.  Or am I missing something? 82.69.82.204 12:26, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Studying 

message: The article states that "For ILR, the holder must show that he or she has been living continuously in the UK", but does not sate what qualifies as continuous. There seem to be some conflicting reports on this. Here are some:
Referring to ILR, the Cima site  says that "Once you have been issued with the ILR and have held it to a point at which you can state that over the most recent five years, you have not spent more than 450 days in total outside of the UK; you may then apply to be 'naturalised'"
1st contact visas  state that: "you may not spend more than 90 consecutive days out of the country"
Immigraiton Boards has this thread which quotes 
the Immigration Directorate Instructions for caseworkers to say that discretion may be used when continuous residence "has not been broken by any interruptions of more than 3 months or amounting to more than 6 months in all"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bughead2 (talk • contribs) 10:38, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The UK Border Agency's Guidance  explain that an applicant must have spent a continuous period of 5 years when the application is submitted for ILR. Short absences consistent with annual leave or business trips are permitted. In exceptional circumstances an officer may allow up to absences up to 3 months in length, but never where total absence exceeds 6 months of the 5 years immediately prior to application. Wikiangelo (talk) 22:17, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Continuous stay before ILR 

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