Days Out Of The Country For UK Citizenship Application
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:35 am
Hello,
Soon, I am planning to apply for British citizenship. I meet most criteria except potentially the Absence rule. The good news is that I have spent less than 90 days in the last year, and I was inside the UK a year back from my application date. However, I have spent exactly 480 days outside the UK in the last 5 years, and that excludes part-days. That is 30 days more than the limit of 450 for citizenship applications. The official guide states :
- Normal permitted absence in the qualifying period: 450 days.
- Total number of days normally disregarded: 480 days.
My confusion is about the word "normally". What are the criteria to disregard 480, so that I know if I fit into it or not?
Thanks.
Soon, I am planning to apply for British citizenship. I meet most criteria except potentially the Absence rule. The good news is that I have spent less than 90 days in the last year, and I was inside the UK a year back from my application date. However, I have spent exactly 480 days outside the UK in the last 5 years, and that excludes part-days. That is 30 days more than the limit of 450 for citizenship applications. The official guide states :
- Normal permitted absence in the qualifying period: 450 days.
- Total number of days normally disregarded: 480 days.
My confusion is about the word "normally". What are the criteria to disregard 480, so that I know if I fit into it or not?
Thanks.