how much time we can spend outside UK in five years

[ARPHsk]

how much time we can spend outside UK in five years for indefinite leave. I heard we can spend maximum 12 months outside UK in five years and 3 months maximum in last year? Is that right? Is there limit on particularly on last year?

[tvn_ramesh]

how much time we can spend outside UK in five years for indefinite leave. I heard we can spend maximum 12 months outside UK in five years and 3 months maximum in last year? Is that right? Is there limit on particularly on last year?

check this thread

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... ht=#226947

[ARPHsk]

thanks ramesh.......but its confusing about 180 or 225days.....i have read a lot on this forum......BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY THING ABOUT ABSENCE ON HOME OFFICE WEBSITE.....if you have seen please send me link; will be very thankful for this

[claudior]

thanks ramesh.......but its confusing about 180 or 225days.....i have read a lot on this forum......BUT I COULD NOT FIND ANY THING ABOUT ABSENCE ON HOME OFFICE WEBSITE.....if you have seen please send me link; will be very thankful for this

Yes please somebody post the links

[Vanadil]

You cannot spend more than 90 days out of the country in any one year of your time in the UK. If you do go over this then you MUST provide supporting evidence and explain why you did in your application.

If you went over by alot, then it is probably going to be bad news.

[Gob00st]

how much time we can spend outside UK in five years for indefinite leave. I heard we can spend maximum 12 months outside UK in five years and 3 months maximum in last year? Is that right? Is there limit on particularly on last year?

check this thread

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... ht=#226947

I didn't find anything regarding the exactly dates from HO website, NOT even the Immigration rules section at:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... tionrules/

Ramesh, could you please post the original link?
Thanks

[claudior]

So still no-one can find the rules from the Home Office website on this. Are the rules actually published?? If so can somebody post a link??

[flygirl]

I think it's just borrowing a leaf from the US Green Card system that actually stipulates an amount of time you must spend in-country. But that's partly because the GC system exists so foreigners can pay taxes and support the aging population with Social Security taxes. If you are in your hometown abroad, obviously you can't pay taxes.

I haven't come across any documentation to that effect (that's not to say there isn't any, though). Spending 4 months at a time abroad is likely to raise issues with the EC officer who'll want ot know your source of income at that time etc. However, if you spend a 3 months here and a month abroad regularly, I think it would be ridiculous to hold you to account for that. I mean, some contractors are in their line of work just so they can take 4 months off every year.

But all this is just my opinion though. If there are rules (and we ever fnd them), then we should follow them.

[tvn_ramesh]

how much time we can spend outside UK in five years for indefinite leave. I heard we can spend maximum 12 months outside UK in five years and 3 months maximum in last year? Is that right? Is there limit on particularly on last year?

check this thread

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... ht=#226947

I didn't find anything regarding the exactly dates from HO website, NOT even the Immigration rules section at:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... tionrules/

Ramesh, could you please post the original link?
Thanks

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... #197805url

[republique]

You cannot spend more than 90 days out of the country in any one year of your time in the UK. If you do go over this then you MUST provide supporting evidence and explain why you did in your application.

If you went over by alot, then it is probably going to be bad news.

Thats not true, that is 90 days in one go.
You can actually have more than 90 a year say 4 months alternating months would be ok, although frowned upon.

[claudior]

how much time we can spend outside UK in five years for indefinite leave. I heard we can spend maximum 12 months outside UK in five years and 3 months maximum in last year? Is that right? Is there limit on particularly on last year?

check this thread

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... ht=#226947

I didn't find anything regarding the exactly dates from HO website, NOT even the Immigration rules section at:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... tionrules/

Ramesh, could you please post the original link?
Thanks

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... #197805url

This is useful information but does anyone have something OFFICIAL from the HO website that clearly states the rules on overseas stays?