News dated 22-Nov-12 http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2012/november/35-rules Settlement Amendments to clarify the absences from the UK that are allowed during the continuous residence period for Tier 1 (General), Tier 2 and pre-points based system work routes (for example work ...

Somehow even i agree with Carlos2011. New guideline is contradictory, when it says first " When assessing if an applicant has met the criteria for five years continuous period in the UK, short absences abroad may be disregarded, provided the applicant has clearly continued to be based in the UK " th...