just a long shot has anyone got one of these in 2010 either from the UK or India if so what were the timelines

yep for wife and took 5 days

A FIVE YEAR X without the 180 days leaving India?

Was any mention made of duration? What planet are you living on?This is an accompanying spouse visa! I believe valid for 1 year. Dont know about 180 days!

Why are you being so rude! I was just asking about the 180 days issue

"yep for wife and took 5 days"
Was that in India if so when ? or was it in the UK?
could you pm if the heat rises in the other posts!
was the person on a visit visa or first application
Thanks

I do apologise if you found me rude but five year x visas have no similarity to accompanying spouse visas!

please explain spouse visa to us does spouse have to leave every 180 days

spouse visa is a long term visa x cat that is given to spouses registration is required within 14 days of arrival and allows you to stay upto the validity subject to registration. Many spouses after1 year convert to PIO as allows you to do more.

I think the main visa in question was an employment visa. The rules are specific for this type of visa.

The very title of this thread is causing confusion, as pennlessinindia is referring to someone who marries an Indian, and the response came from someone on an employment visa referring to his accompanying wife.....

The problem is, the "X" visa is a messy solution to cover categories that do not have their own specific visa, as in an accompanying wife.....she is not a tourist, neither does she work - dish out an "X" visa.
You are carrying out voluntary work with an accreditted NGO, so you are not actually employed for gain, nor are you a tourist - dish out an "X" visa.
You have just married an Indian but do not yet qualify for PIO/OCI - dish out an "X" visa.

Due to its all things to all men approach, it is impossible to give a blanket definition of "how to get an X visa and is it easy" because it depends entirely on what purpose it is being granted for....


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Seems i missed something here, sorry if i caused confusion, as loathe as i am i agree with J5's comments

My wife does have an "x" visa, this is a yearly one, accompanying me while employed in India (im British.....well Cornish actually)

Oh and there is no length of stay criteria.

Hope thats clear, didnt realise you were referring to a 5 yr X

I said the title of the thread was causing confusion, not you sir.......

I only knew penny....etc's intentions due to a more detailed question by her on IndiaMike.

Why loathe?

Lighten up J5 just the majority of your comments tend to be a tad on the negative side ...hence loathe...comments not person ok