Rule: spent no more than 90 days outside the UK

[mgopal]

Hi ,

I have a question about this rule:
- spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months

Does this include business related travel for the company ?

I am a full time permanent employee for a company and they are happy to provide a letter saying that I was on business during some of the period.

For personal reasons I was only outside for 70 days
For Business I was outside UK for 40 days - This I can get a letter

Any idea if this is acceptable?

Thank you in advance.

[CR001]

Absence limit includes all absences. If you apply with the letter, it is at discretion whether any absences will be disregards and also depends on your personal/estate circumstances in the UK. Alternatively, you could wait 2 or 3 weeks to bring the absence down within the limit.

[arizonabar]

I spent considerably more than 90 days outside the UK in the 12 months before my application. Some of this was for personal travel, but a substantial amount was for work related travel. I submitted a covering letter explaining the absences and also a letter from my employer saying that these absences were a necessary part of my employment. I asked them to apply discretion when considering my case and they did, as my application for Naturalisation was successful.

[CR001]

Congratulations and well done, glad you got a sensible caseworker and your employer supported your application.