Quoting: manser, Post #69
Residence permits are usually valid for a period of five years. However, they may be issued for a shorter time if you are working or studying in the UK for less than 12 months.
You are unlikely to be given a residence permit if:
- You are in the United Kingdom for a short visit
- You will work and live in the United Kingdom for less than three months; and
- You do not work in the United Kingdom and cannot support yourself without help from public funds.
Other than that you MUST get a residential permit, as I MUST if I want to lvie and wrk in Poland AFTER 3 months.
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