Thanks Zimba!

chandran_geek, I have similar situation. I will only be able to apply for ILR in December this year. If you are going ahead with your application, can you let me know please if your application will be successful?

Does this only applies for absences after 26th of November?There is no exceptions for long residence route for absences before that.

Thanks Vinny. I don't think CR 4.2 b applies to me. I applied for new permission 2 months after my previous visa expired.

Hi all! I was reading an updated guidance on continuous residency and found this paragraph: Applications from outside the UK In limited circumstances where a person had permission before leaving the UK and made a successful application from outside of the UK, it will not break the period of continuo...

Thanks Zimba.
I've interpreted the Immigration law in a way that if I left without expectations of return (e.g. I wasn't able to apply for the next visa straight away) then the continuous residence was broken even though I return withing 6 months.

Hi, I'm planning to apply for ILR on long residence basis. I did my Masters in the UK and stayed for 1 year and 4 months on the Tier 4 visa without overstaying. I left the UK in May 2016 and applied for a new tier 4 visa for my PhD in July 2016. I returned to the UK in September 2016. I wonder if I ...