Travel on FRL

All,

I think this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find anything when I went to look again, so I apologize.

Basically does business travel cause any problems while on an FRL?  I have a good chance to get a job with a US based company with extensive operations in the UK.  There are two potential problems, one, they would like me to spend 3-4 months in the UK headquarters getting myself integrated to the company before moving to the UK to head a department.  Also, then when I am there, there will be a need for me to travel to the US and across Europe visiting different offices.  Would this type of travel hinder me further down the line, assuming my partner and myself will be fully domiciled in the UK (having a mortgage, etc)?

Also, my other job prospects would likely cause me to travel pan Europe or even further abroad for periods of time.  So even if I don't get this job, it would be unlikely for me find a job that would keep me 100% of the time in the UK for work.

One other thought too is that we don't talk much about NI here and I know a lot of legal structure is quite different there (separate criminal code, etc) but does any of this effect immigration, since while I will live in the London area, a lot of companies I would work for have operations in NI.

Thanks,
Kit

An FLR is not a category of visa...can you confirm what visa you have, then we can help.

I can tell you that for immigration purposes Northern Ireland is just the same as Scotland, Wales and England.


Victoria

An FLR is not a category of visa...can you confirm what visa you have, then we can help.

Ooops, sorry, I forget that people can't read my mind! :-)

Anyways, I will be entering the UK on a Civil Partnership Registration Clearence with intent to Settle (my passport entry clearence says "to join partner" and has "multiple entry", but I have a letter from the ECO stating it is "to register a civil partnership and settle" because I guess the paperwork changes haven't fully caught up to the new Civil Partnership rules).  Once registered, we will go down to Croyden and apply for the FRL withing a day or two of the registration.

So part of my consideration is that if have to spend this time in the US, is there any problem with registering first and getting my FRL?

Also, while I cannot "work" between entring and obtaining my FRL, if I have this job with a US based company, is there any issue?  Also, how should I handle potential UK employers before I have entered and received my FRL to avoid any problems?

Thanks,
Kit

The only considerations which seem relevant is that, if you spend too much time out of the UK, there might be a problem getting ILR in the future if the Home Office do not believe that you are really intending to settle in the UK.  If you can prove that you have to travel for work then I see no problem.  There may still be a problem if you want to apply for citizenship in the future and you have spent longer than the premitted time out of the UK.

The question of working while on a fiancee visa is pretty clear - you can't.  However, if you are going to be looking round the offices and shadowing people, whilst not getting paid, I don't see a problem with this as long as you are not actually working.

Victoria