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by VR » Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:12 am
They have discretion to disregard upto 480 days in 5years if you can provide a legitimate reason(compassionate).
In this instance 485 days is above that limit and it is better to wait and apply. Having said that 28th October there is a change in KOLL. Check if you can apply on 24th Of October which will hive of a valuable 40 days from the absences and compare the conditions
>been resident in the UK for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period)
>been present in the UK five years before the date of your application(24th October 2008)
>not spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the five-year period; and (This will come down to 435days)
>not spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months of the five-year period and
>not been in breach of the Immigration Rules at any stage during the five-year period.
cheers
vr