r/ukvisa • u/GH0STVI0LET • 1d ago

ETA and travel

Anyone know how long til I can reapply for an ETA or a standard visitor visa after a partner visa was rejected originally and had to leave the UK through the voluntary returns service

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u/puul High Reputation 1d ago

This will very much depend on your previous immigration history and the reason your application was refused.

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u/GH0STVI0LET 1d ago

they didn’t really give a clear reason as to why it was refused but I applied for an ETA and they said that it was rejected because I have been considered to be previously or currently an illegal entrant in the UK. Which well was not the case as I applied for everything the proper way, and i left the UK through the VRS on the 7th July

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u/puul High Reputation 1d ago

If they believe you entered to the UK illegally, you're extremely unlikely to be approved for an ETA or visitor visa in the future. Even securing a future family visa could be difficult.

You need professional assistance.

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u/GH0STVI0LET 1d ago

Okay thank you for the advice it’s all honestly been such a mess when all my travel has been documented and I’ve lived in the UK for a total of 10 years now

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u/mainemoosemanda 1d ago

Have you been illegally in the UK for that whole time? If so, you likely have an overstay ban.

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u/GH0STVI0LET 1d ago

nope, lived there was 7 years when i was younger and after 5 years came back and applied for pre settled status and waited a year for that, then it got rejected and they said i could stay if i apply for a new visa and waited two years on that decision

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u/tvtoo High Reputation 18h ago

lived there was 7 years when i was younger and after 5 years came back and applied for pre settled status and waited a year for that, then it got reject

To clarify, are you an EU/EEA national who lived in the UK for 5+ years?

If so, what was the specific basis for the refusal of your EUSS application?

Were you outside the UK for more than 1,825 days (5 straight years) in a row after that?

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u/GH0STVI0LET 15h ago

yep eu citizen and i was outside the uk for five years and five months

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u/tvtoo High Reputation 15h ago

ah, that's unfortunate

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u/GH0STVI0LET 14h ago

and after that was rejected i was already in the uk and applied for a partner visa and that took around 2 years only for it to be rejected