Entering UK after studies as a visitor, what can I do to avoid refusal? [closed]
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I am from Hong Kong. My studies in the UK finished in mid-September 2016 and my visa ends in mid-January. I stayed in the UK for about 3 months (mid-December 2016) after my course ended for PhD applications (for schools in Hong Kong and UK) and went back to Hong Kong afterward.
I am planning to fly to the UK on 29th December 2016 to visit my girlfriend and I have booked a ski trip to France for a week with some other friends in the UK from mid-January to late January, and will be coming back to the UK after the trip before I fly back to Hong Kong late-January.
I have booked everything and have all the documents/proof of my itinerary. But I am quite worried after reading so many stories about UK entry refusal.
Am I likely to have troubles traveling to UK, given my situation?
Is there anything else that I can prepare to minimise my chance of getting refused?
Best Answer
Why would you need to fly back to HK late January, instead of staying with your GF? Do you have a job there? A family waiting for you? Study in University?
This is one of the questions you might need to answer to show that you have ties to Hong Kong, which would support your return there. You have obvious ties to UK (since you have a girlfriend there), so you'd have to convince IO that you would indeed return. They might also have a question about your relationship ("so you'd leave, and that's it?") as they might be concerned you're coming back to marry her. But the main concern here seem to be the possibility that you're trying to settle/find work/marry in UK.
This assumes you are also paying for all those trips yourself, and have means to prove it if asked; if someone else is paying for them, you'll have an additional concern to address.
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