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90 days outside UK in the 5th year, consecutive or not?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:26 pm
by crowcrow
As stated above, can I be more than 90 days outside UK in total but not consecutively? Moreover, a friend of mine told me your last 6 months in the 5th year you're not allowed to leave UK at all, I'm polish by the way
Thanks!
Re: 90 days outside UK in the 5th year, consecutive or not?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:59 pm
by CR001
Your absences in total should not exceed 90 days in the 12 months immediately before application. The 90 days can be made up in any way, i.e. in one holiday or 5.
Your friend is wrong.
Re: 90 days outside UK in the 5th year, consecutive or not?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 2:13 pm
by secret.simon
Of course, if you are Polish, it is harder to prove that you have been out of the UK at all. No stamps.
Re: 90 days outside UK in the 5th year, consecutive or not?
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:56 pm
by crowcrow
secret.simon wrote:Of course, if you are Polish, it is harder to prove that you have been out of the UK at all. No stamps.
Interesting! I thought every time I go through border control they'd keep a record of that, no?
That's good then
Do they check when an European arrived in the UK?
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 10:03 am
by crowcrow
I didn't want to go offtopic in the previous thread I've created, so I'll post a new thread.
If there's no stamps on a Pole's passport, whether when and how long for they left the UK, is it also true that they have no way of checking when you first arrived? Like, imagine if I wanted to apply for citizenship a year before my 5th year has passed
Thanks!
That probably wouldn't work as I've visited Job centre for my NIN appointment and they probably have access to it, dunno, need clarification!
Re: Do they check when an European arrived in the UK?
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 10:13 am
by Ajenta83
Hi,
Not an expert - but believe they will be able to find out (somehow). As you will need to provide residence requirements - section 2.
Re: Do they check when an European arrived in the UK?
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 10:16 am
by Casa
It's your responsibility to prove you were resident in the UK during your qualifying period. How will you do that if you weren't in the UK
Re: 90 days outside UK in the 5th year, consecutive or not?
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:59 am
by noajthan
crowcrow wrote:secret.simon wrote:Of course, if you are Polish, it is harder to prove that you have been out of the UK at all. No stamps.
Interesting! I thought every time I go through border control they'd keep a record of that, no?
That's good then
You may not have accumulated passport stamps but you could still have been scanned at border crossings.
A SAR may reveal your border crossing history, for example as per:
british-citizenship/incorrect-travel-da ... l#p1219872
Re: 90 days outside UK in the 5th year, consecutive or not?
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:26 pm
by mavdi
Also remember than given they find out you've been dishonest, you will (rightly) be banned from applying for 10 years.