syamK wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:51 pm
I have a query on ILR duration. For an ICT applicant, If he/she dont have any VISA for a couple of months in an entire 10 years. Will it be considered ?
Is it the same query as above? If so,
CR001 has already answered it earlier.
The current rules are that continuity of residence is retained if the person leaves the UK
before the current visa expires (leaving even the day after breaks continuity of residence) and returns to the UK within 180 days on either the same or a different visa.
As
CR001 has mentioned above, the Rules could be very different in 2027 and the application will be assessed on the Rules then in force.
An example of such a rule change was when the earlier rule allowing ILR after 14 years of any (legal or illegal) residence in the UK was changed to FLR(FP) after 20 years of any residence (thus effectively doubling the time to reach ILR from 14 years to 30 years).
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