When public transportation became an outlet for radical creative expression. Reid Standish Reid Standish is an assistant digital producer at Foreign Policy. A native of British Columbia, he holds a BA in international studies from Simon Fraser University and an MA from the University of Glasgow.
The maximum you can stay in the UK, at any single time is six months as a business visitor. If however your visa was granted for a period less than six months, you may apply for an extension of your visa which takes you up to the maximum of six months.
There is a difference between being resident, ordinary resident and permanent resident. From these the most strict one is permanent resident. As an EU/EEA citizien you get permanent resident (and can apply for proof) after 5 years of continuous living (meaning you can be absent from the UK for at most 540 days total, 180 days at a time) in the UK. As an EU/EEA citizen however you might not need to obtain permanent residency, as it doesn't really add anything to your general rights.