The new guidance is on there now, and it finally looks like the immigration rules and the guidance make sense (at least in the continuous leave calculation). Here is the guidance (not sure when it appeared): http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/modernised/cross-cut/il...
Hi dvinas, I think you're right, in that in the old guidance that 6-month limit only applied to the absences that were inconsistent with annual leave and business trips. What they seem to have done is converted that limit into 180 days and moved it into the section on those short absences, where the...
Hi mcove, I don't have examples and I wouldn't expect to - I've got nothing to do with anyone else's applications. I'm just talking about what this new guidance actually says compared to the old guidance. It's a big change, and that's not a question of interpretation - it's right there in the text. ...
Vinny, thank you - that is very interesting, and shows that as far back as 2005, when the ILR qualifying period was only four years, the policy was that there was no set upper limit for absences on holidays (consistent with annual paid leave) or business trips (consistent with maintaining employment...
Vinny, it would be interesting to see the old policy that that letter was talking about, but what I'm saying is that this is a new requirement that was not in any of the previous versions of this guidance on calculating 5 years' continuous residence. In those previous versions there was no set upper...
I disagree, it's a big change. There was formerly no set upper limit, now there's a limit of 180 days. The 180 day limit used to apply only to absences other than the short breaks that could be disregarded (eg annual leave and business trips) and only applied where continuity had been broken, now it...
Everybody applying for ILR should note that UKBA has published new guidance on calculating absences abroad. It says it applied since July 2012. Here is the guidance: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/modernised/cross-cut/ilr-calculating-continuous/ilr-calculating-c...
Everybody applying for ILR should note that UKBA has published new guidance on calculating absences abroad. It says it applied since July 2012, but I suspect it was not actually published till later. Here is the guidance: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/modernise...
One is allowed a total of 180 days and this includes on paid and unpaid holidays. Only exception to this is absence on compassionate grounds or work related absence. uksettlement, where do you get this idea from? I see it said lots here, but this is a common misconception that from posts here seems...
Carlos As per you analysis: 1) All short absences for Business and Paid leaves should be discounted. 2) It is OK have more than 3 months absence but not more than 6 months. And this 6 months in not the total including business and paid leaves ? is tat how you see ? sunil.suneel - I'm sorry I didn't...
If it was all holidays consistent with paid annual leave and you were clearly working and based in the UK the whole time then one thing to consider is judicial review. I'd go and talk to a good lawyer (not sure who to recommend).
I think what Jas Patel, UKBA Public Enquiries, says in the e-mail dated 5/10/11 is correct. This is what Jas said: [quote]Time spent out of the United Kingdom may be discounted if it is for paid annual leave or business trips that are necessary due to employment commitments. If the absence from the ...
