Hi Niran, Congratulations! I entered UK on 25th April 2009 on Tier 1 (General). During the initial period of my unemployment I went outside UK for 4 weeks. (23 May 2009 - 20 Jun 2009) Does this period of absence break my continuous residence of 5 years? What kind of reason is acceptable for this abs...

Hi Katwmn6, First of all Congratulations! I am Tier 1(General) and will be applying for ILR very soon. I have a question regarding absence during unemployment. My initial entry was on 25th April 2009 and got a job in July. But during the initial period I had travelled outside the UK during my initia...

I too am in a similar situation where my absence was during the initial period of unemployment.

Seeking a faster reply as the ILR date is 15th March

Thanks in advance