continuous residence is broken since you did not have a valid leave to remain in UK when you left

since Dec 2012, ILR SET(O) applicants should not have more than 180 days absence out of UK per 12 month period in their calculation of 5 year break up preceding the date of application http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/modernised/cross-cut/ilr-calculating-continuou...

as long as the absences can be split and are not over 180 days in any 12 month period it should be fine, get a letter from your doctor anyway, it can be dated anytime as long as it mentions the period of illness

as long as your absences can be broken apart so they dont exceed 180 days in a year then you should be fine

better to apply for 5 year ILR than under the 10 year rule

You can request employment history on phone, call 01355 359022

you need to have leave for full 5 years on work permit to be eligible for ILR so unfortunatley you will need another extension

Apply by post for an extension and if you dont get a decision by the time you become eligible for ILR then vary your application

CW can clearly see through your application if you deliberately delay without good reason

ILR application earlier then 28 days will be refused, doesnt matter when you do biometrics, date of application is the date they will check if you were eligible for ILR then

HO will not tell you the outcome in any case, you have to check the post

While applying for ILR, do i need to submit P60?. What if my p60 and pYslip,bank statements are not reflecting the same amount.? If the figures in payslips and bank statements are off even by a penny then you will need a letter from your employer explaining the gaffe. P60s are not required but if y...

ILR on compassionate grounds may be possible once you know your husband has got ILR, then you can apply for British citizenship for your son and discretionary or indefinite leave to remain for yourself check this http://www.foreignersinuk.co.uk/legal_news-questions_answers-i_m_divorcing_my_british_h...

Claim period can be any consecutive 12 months (or less) as long as you make the criteria, if you include till June then May earnings will be zero

you asked about the gap which is different than overstaying, you are an overstayer until you submit your application to UKBA

AFAIK out of time applications are not covered by 3C, so effectively you had no LTR in UK for 100 days

Non-residents in UK on a tourist visa cannot apply for Schengen visa within UK

Also, I spoke to someone at very high up at the Home Office recently who said "if you have stamps missing, we are relying on your honesty".......That sounds promising. Anyone know for sure what records they have? UKBA neither relies on stamps or honesty to calculate absences, they rely on...

My wife completed her 10years long residency period in June 2011 but she did not apply for ILR at that time. She had to leave UK in June 2012 and she returned in June 2013, just short of two weeks from full 1 year. She left UK on valid visa and returned on valid visa. I want to ask that when she ap...

developer101 wrote:I am talking about when a person entered in the UK and then went out and lived abroad more than 90 days at a stretch. Is that rule still applicable? I knew it was before but is it still now?

No, its not applicable under the new rules

what was the actual reason you were out of UK for so many days?
just explain that in a letter and you should be fine as your absences are less than 180 days

depends on how you break up your 5 one year periods, in any 1 year period, the leaves outside should not exceed 180 days and those leaves should be for a reason in line with your entitlement/work permit in UK for ILR on basis of SET(O), you will have to provide your earnings for the last 1 year befo...

ILR SET(O) would be better as it will require less time to process (and less gotchas for the CW to reject), can be done at a PEO and less paperwork too

divorce doesnt affect visa process in any way as long as ILR criteria is met

1) yes
2) no further proof is required if you have NARIC certificate for a UK bachelor degree equivalent

Hellosk wrote:

Manka10 wrote:UKBA doesnt rely on passport stamps to calculate absences, UKBA advising to visit "nearby" country and enter again is laughable to say the least

Thanks Manka..

how does ukba calculate absences??

Let me know...

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