Don't think that matters, your employer should write you a letter explaining the absence for when you come to apply for ILR. Great, the current situation is that my employer is sending me to my home county and keep payroll in UK for 3 months as I was hired in UK. So when I will re-enter UK after 3 ...

Amber_ wrote:Absences should not exceed 180 days per 12 month period.

Thanks for inputs, does the payroll has to be in UK only during absence or even payroll can be transferred to home county.
One thing to note that I am on Tier 2 General and not ITC.

Hi, I am on Tier to General visa in UK and my current employer in UK want me to send to outside of UK to their subsidiary company for about 3 months for project work. So it will be a business trip and my salary will continue to come in UK. My question is there a cap or maximum duration as per UKBA ...

Hi, I am on Tier to General visa in UK and my current employer in UK want me to send to outside of UK to their subsidiary company for about 3 months for project work. So it will be a business trip and my salary will continue to come in UK. My question is there a cap or maximum duration as per UKBA ...