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5.1 Calculation of the five year period for settlement
When assessing if an applicant has met the criteria for 5 years continuous
residence in the UK short absences abroad may be disregarded, provided the
applicant has clearly continued to be based here.
genorp wrote:Others may want to chime in on this. They may consider your time away as a break because your previous employer may have (as they should have) informed UKBA of your departure resulting in the cancellation of your previous visa which would be a break in continuity of your residence.
5.1 Calculation of the five year period for settlement
When assessing if an applicant has met the criteria for 5 years continuous
residence in the UK short absences abroad may be disregarded, provided the
applicant has clearly continued to be based here.
As to the first bullet, that's a strange one as it says "no absences abroad" and authorised employment..... has not been broken....." Either a contradiction that needs re-wording or a meaning that needs clarifying.I left UK to pick up a job in UAE and atpresent living in UAE
alok_singh wrote:@genorp keyword is "UK short absences "
If you read further down the document it says
• There have been longer absences abroad, provided the absences were for compelling
grounds either of a compassionate nature or for reasons related to the applicant’s
employment or business in the UK. No single absence abroad must be for more than
three months at a time and they must not total more than six months. Where continuous
residence has been broken, periods may be aggregated or shortfalls disregarded only
with the approval of an SEO or Grade 7
This discretion only applies where the continuity of residence has been broken due to
absences abroad. It does not apply where the lawfulness of residence in the UK has been
broken, in other words where the applicant has overstayed during the five years.genorp wrote:Others may want to chime in on this. They may consider your time away as a break because your previous employer may have (as they should have) informed UKBA of your departure resulting in the cancellation of your previous visa which would be a break in continuity of your residence.
5.1 Calculation of the five year period for settlement
When assessing if an applicant has met the criteria for 5 years continuous
residence in the UK short absences abroad may be disregarded, provided the
applicant has clearly continued to be based here.