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Entered U.K. for nine days in December... Can I enter again in June?

Hi!
My husband and entered the UK for 9 days in December to spend Christmas with family. We also spent 28 days touring the U.K. and Ireland in 2015. We will be going for 35 days in June to visit the places we missed (Edinburgh, Cornwall, Isle of Man, to name a few). I am worried that because this will be our third year of travelling there that we will be denied entry. We have no plans of settling and own a home here in Arizona. We are able to travel (and prefer to) for extended periods of time because we are teachers and have 2 months off every summer. Will 35 days look suspicious? I am worried that we will be out a lot of money if they send us back to the US. Thoughts?

Posted by
20158 posts

I think they might be suspicious that you like traveling to the UK. I can't think of any reason they would think otherwise, do you? You already have a track record of being a model visitor, you come in, then you leave.

Posted by
3707 posts

Why do you even think this would be a problem? As said above, you are the type of tourists that countries want. You arrive and stay (and spend money) and then leave and return to the country and leave. Assuming that you are a US citizen, you do not need a visa for tourist or business travel to the United Kingdom for a stay up to 6 months and they will not think twice about your third trip in 2 years. On the facts as you describe them, I'd put your chance of being returned home as the same as your chance of winning Megamilions.

Posted by
14537 posts

Hi,

I've done exactly conceptually what you are planning to do, flew from SFO to London in the summer, stayed a few days, then took EuroStar to the continent, then 5 weeks to two months later, backtracked and reentered the UK on EuroStar from Paris, spent another couple more days in London prior to flying out from London LHR to SFO. No problems at all, went through the usual, perfunctory questioning, never had to show my reservation print-outs, (I didn't have them anyway, since there were times I didn't reserve on-line), only had to indicate where I was staying, ie, the name of the B&B, but I didn't have the exact street address...just only knew how to get there.

Posted by
6113 posts

I presume that you will have a return flight booked to prove that you are not staying, so what will the problem be?

You already have a track record, so it won't be an issue.

Posted by
15083 posts

I entered the UK eight times last year within an eight month period. I stayed over 75 days. I entered again two weeks ago. No one blinked. My trips to Europe usually last about 10 weeks and I always enter and leave Europe when flying from the U.S. via the U.K.

As long as you don't plan to stay longer than six months straight, don't plan to work and don't have a criminal record, they won't give you a hard time. They might ask you about your itinerary, what you do for a living and about your return flight, but just be honest and it will take no time to get through. Well, no time once you get to see the officer.

Posted by
104 posts

My husband and I have taken to walking UK long distance trails, so we have been in the UK for 10 to 20 days in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Heading back this year to walk in Cornwall. We have never been questioned even though in 2014 I fell and broke my wrist and got free medical care from the NHS!

Posted by
5331 posts

The concern with multiple frequent visitors is only around people who appear to be attempting to live for prolonged periods in the UK - typically more than 6 months in 12. You are a long way from that.

Posted by
8683 posts

I've try to visit the UK and Ireland every year.

Love traveling there to see my friends working on GOT (Game of Thrones ) in Belfast, enjoying London (my favorite city on the planet), hiking in Ireland, exploring the different regions of the U.K....so much to see !!

Returning this Fall to the Jurassic Coast. My stays have been as short as 7 days and as long as a month.

Uncertain why you are fearful?

Go, explore, enjoy!

Posted by
4341 posts

Make 4 trips in 2 years and you can qualify for the British version of Global Entry.

Posted by
15083 posts

Make 4 trips in 2 years and you can qualify for the British version of Global Entry.

It's called "Registered Traveller" and for me it was worth the cost.