UK visa overstay
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- Aparna Patel
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- 1 Aug, 2023
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No problem leaving the country, the UK will want you to depart and will do what they can to push you along. The real problem will arise when you try to later re-enter the UK, or enter a country with which the UK shares data. This overstay will be a big mark against you, because immigration is mainly interested in refusing people likely to overstay or seek employment.
How bad is the mark? I couldn’t earthly guess, because it will depend an awful lot on the other factors they evaluate about you, your circumstances, and your country of origin.
Is it worth spending $1000+ to fix it? Due to the above, your future travel plans and your personal situation, I can’t guess. But if the answer is yes, it’s far better heading it off before the fact than trying to fix it after an overstay. I would start by talking to the UK immigration forces or a lawyer immediately, while you’re still legal, and while the most time exists for corrective efforts to run their course. Don’t put it off.
You may be able to extend your visa as long as the total time you spend in the UK is less than 6 months.
Have you entered the UK at the first day of the visa?
In any case apply before your current visa expires.
Cost: between £1,000 and £1,500. If you go to a premium service centre in person, they’ll decide on the same day.
More details: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visit-guidance
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A valid reason to overstay would be something like being hospitalized with a life-threatening condition, or the same happening to a relative you’re traveling with. In that case, try to get an extension before the original visa runs out.
We can’t tell you exactly how if we do not know how you came to the UK, and why you have to stay. Any valid reason would be so deeply personal that you should not post it on a message board. Find an UK lawyer specialized in immigration cases.
Regarding the question, perhaps there will not be much of a problem when you leave the UK, but there will be a big problem when you try to enter the UK anytime in the future. They will know that you have broken the rules once, and they will think you might do it again.
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