Seven-day validity for a UK Visa? Application was for a 6-month short stay visa

2/20/2018 3:24:40 PM

To add a little explanation regarding the date format. The USA, and two island nations that recently became independent from it, are the only countries in the world to use MM/DD/YYYY dates. The UK, like most of the rest of the world, uses a DD/MM/YYYY format, so the dates referred to in your visa are 2nd February and 2nd August 2018, not 2nd February and 8th February 2018.

It is good to be aware of these differences in format when travelling so as to avoid this kind of confusion. You can find a complete map on Wikipedia of the systems used in other countries, but the system used in the UK is by far the most common. It is also the most confusing for Americans because there is no visible distinction for dates with days in the 1-12 range.

2/20/2018 10:58:33 PM

The Visa is valid for 02/02/2018-02/08/2018. Can I still, use this visa or am I at risk of being denied entry at the airport in Heathrow.

The visa you have received is valid from the 2nd of February 2018, to the 2nd of August 2018. 6 months validity using the British date format (dd/mm/yyyy), not the US date format (mm/dd/yyyy).

The UK does not issue its Standard Visitor Visa with durations less than 6 months validity currently – it does not matter what you applied for, you will receive a 6 month visa but be expected to stick to the itinerary you applied with. Significant deviations from that itinerary may affect future visa applications.

So long as you travel between those two dates (2nd February to 2nd August), you will be fine.

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