Skilled Worker visa (Time Spent Outside UK)

[usamaasfer2019]

Hello everyone,

I am qnquiring on behalf of someone who wanted to spend 3 to 4 months per year outside of the UK, given that their employer has no objections. Additionally, they're wondering if this would have any implications on their Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) application after completing 5 years in the UK. Any insights or advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated

[Frontier Mole]

If the individual is working remotely outside the UK then the issue is why is there a need to be employed in the UK. This points to the role not being required in the UK and therefore is possibly a non-genuine vacancy within the definition of the skilled worker guidance. So from that point alone it is not a wise idea for the employer - loss or licence and employee - no longer having a UK role due to licence loss.

The amount of time outside the UK in any one 12 month period would be very much decided by how long and how close to each other are the periods. A three month period in a single 12 month period is not going to cause an issue obviously. the magic number is no more than 180 days in any one 12 month period.