ILR

[akinsman]

Hello

Please I need to be informed on continuous 5 years eligibility for ILR. I arrived in the UK 27 August 2010 and left back to my country on 22 September 2010. I returned on 2 June 2011 and I have not been out of UK since then. In all i have had total of 243 absence all this in the first year from 27 August 2010- 27 August 2011. With this absence, am I qualified for ILR by now having completed five years by 27 August 2015? and if i am not when will I be due for ILR. Thank You.

[CR001]

Absence of more than 180 days is a break in continuity of residence. Unless you are able to break this absence into two different 12 month periods, you will not qualify for ILR now.

[akinsman]

Thank you,
please can you explain what you mean by I have to divide the absence into two different 12 months. I don't seem to understand the point.

[vinny]

Continuous period in UK is broken if you were absent from the UK for more than six months during a 12 month consecutive period.