Hi,

I would like to ask if anyone here knows what regulations there are on travelling outside of the UK after arriving on a spouse visa.

My wife arrived here in March, and we are hoping to return to the Philippines in September/October for 2 or 3 months, however I was unsure if having arrived in the UK my wife will need to remain here for the entire duration of the visa (which seems unlikely) and if presuming it is fine to return to the Philipines if we would need to give prior notification to the home office of her intent to leave the country for a period of time, or if there are likely to be any complications with re-entry to the UK.

I have tried to find this out myself but the home office site doesnt give information on this particular aspect (as far as I could see) and contacting them by phone seems to constantly re-direct me to another number, so I thought I would perhaps be best served to enquire on the knowledge of this forum.

thanks in advance.