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Notwithstanding the fact that the Home Office has the power to. I fully agree.
Okay, but even in the document you have attached it is clearly stated, that studying abroad might be considered as an exception to the rule. Semester abroad was a core part of my degree and I can't believe that I might be penalised for this.
I see. Nevertheless, when I called UKVI helpline in 2015 and asked them if going abroad will break my continuity period, they told that it won't break because I'm required to do it and I'm still a student of a British university. I still have 2015 AN booklet ( https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... r_2015.pdf ) which clearly states that:Obie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:51 pmI believe Vinny is correct. You are citing the requirements of a different provision of the statute relating to Naturalization, which is that the applicant must demonstrate that they intend to make the UK their permanent home.
The residence requirements is different from that requirements and therefore the views of Vinny is unimpeachable.
Nowadays there is no such distinction in 2018 AN booklet. Did the law changed in the last 3 years?If you have been outside the UK for six months or more in any one of the five years of the residence period, you will have broken your residence. This does not apply if:
the absence was due to military service; or
all absences were for under 12 months and were for important reasons such as pregnancy, childcare, serious illness, study, vocational training or an overseas posting.
http://www.eearegulations.co.uk/Regs201 ... ulation_03Continuity of residence
3.—(1) This regulation applies for the purpose of calculating periods of continuous residence in the United Kingdom under these Regulations.
(2) Continuity of residence is not affected by—
(a) periods of absence from the United Kingdom which do not exceed six months in total in any year;
(b) periods of absence from the United Kingdom on compulsory military service; or
(c) one absence from the United Kingdom not exceeding twelve months for an important reason such as pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training or an overseas posting.
I think there's two separate issues here.DUSTDEVIL wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:12 pmOne last thing (sorry for two posts in the row, not sure how to edit my previous post), I have found the following EU rules, that (still?) are applicable to UK:
...
http://www.eearegulations.co.uk/Regs201 ... ulation_03
same is stated here (scroll down to Permanent Residence section):
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/r ... dex_en.htm
It sounds to me that the advice you got from them was relating to permanent residence as an EU citizen, not about naturalisation. Please note that prior to 2016 the process for EU citizens was different. After 2016, you first get a document certifying permanent residence (DCPR) under EU rules. Only after you have that you apply for naturalisation. Prior to 2016, you did not have to separately get the DCPR first; you just had to show that you had acquired PR under EU rules as part of the naturalisation applications. Therefore, the 2015 booklet also contains the relevant EU rules, in addition to the naturalisation rules. The section you quote is the EU rules. The 450 day limit is still entirely separate from that.I see. Nevertheless, when I called UKVI helpline in 2015 and asked them if going abroad will break my continuity period, they told that it won't break because I'm required to do it and I'm still a student of a British university.