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I will end up spending more than 180 days due to COVID outside UK

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I will end up spending more than 180 days due to COVID outside UK

Post by inboxdarpan1 » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:00 pm

So,
India got on the UK's 'red list' on 23rd April, 21. Which means I will have to hotel quarantine (and pay 1750 for that, I am running a startup and can't afford to spend that kind of money there). I have a tier 1 Global talent visa.
I came to India on 23rd December, 2020. WHich means I have already spent 3months 20 days here. And I think this red list ban won't be lifted in coming two months, so I will end up spending more than 180 days out side India.

Question is: I needed 3 years to be eligible for ILR in total, and that time started in Feb,2020. Now that I spent 180+ days outside UK, how those 3 years will be calculated? will this absence will be pardoned as it is an exceptional circumstance (a pandemic?). Really stressed about this.

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Re: I will end up spending more than 180 days due to COVID outside UK

Post by zimba » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:08 pm

Concessions exist under the rules but it is up to UKVI to determine if it is appropriate to exercise them or not in your case

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... -residence
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