the minimum term is 6 months, so they can give you either a single entry visa (valid for 6 months) or multiple entry visa. it's not stated that MEV's are given for the lifetime of the passport.sindhugururaj said:if we apply the second time after refusal for the firtst time with 2-3 weeks visit. how long would the visa be given? will it be valid until 3 weeks or life time of passport