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            Visitors to UK to be restricted to 3 months?

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            UK government has proposed to cut the length of time a non-EU visitor can stay from 6 months to 3 months. This will bring UK in line with Schengen countries that restrict tourist stay to 90 days, though there won't be a strict limit laid down on how long a visitor must stay away before being allowed further entry (for Schengen it's 90 days in, 90 days out), but in practice I know too frequent a visit is frowned upon and will be subject to further scrutiny.
            These proposals are now put to consultation until March, when further announcement will be due. I expect the new rules, in substance, to become effective from April 2008.
            http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7146527.stm
            While they won't affect the vast majority of visitors who stay much less than 3 months, they will affect those who want to have a long stay in Europe legally, by playing Schengen and non-Schengen rules and not going down a long-stay visa route.

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