Chinese can get a 6 month multiple entry tourist visa for the UK which lasts 2 years, guess the favour is returned to UK passport holders going to China

Somewhat off topic. Anyway, who would voluntarily take a 10 year visa? Seriously, ...people are quite blind for the road ahead. Any sane people should have a backup plan by now. Random guess, even Miller should have been able to taste the winds by now.

10 year visa doesn't mean you have to stay, Peter. Long visas are nice in that they show greater trust towards foreigners and more efficient because it means less repeat paperwork.

You are so right Haali. Anyway, I think you have not understood how serious the situation is. Good for you, maybe. Anyway, enough said.

Or maybe, Peter, you don't understand something.

Like what, Goldie?

Sorry, perhaps I didn't write very clearly. By 'you', I mean the general you, or 'one'. One doesn't have to stay the entire length of one's visa.

I got it right. Haali, I was making a point, while stirring up a bit off topic style, that forum members at same intelligence level (and below) of Alien, must be informed that there may be something around the corner. The least they should do is have a backup. We who are more clever have already done our preparations.

Preparations for what around the corner Peter99? This is the first I've heard of this. Maybe you could help a lot of people out here. Inform then if you must. Thanks

"There may be something around the corner" - there always is - if it's overly negative, in my opinion, my Plan B is to leave. The world is quite large.