UK Absences - Work Trip - Employer Letter
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:33 am
Hi everyone,
I have following breakdown at the completion of my 5 years stay before applying for the ILR - I'm a Tier-1 (General) migrant:
116 paid leaves
60 unpaid leaves
88 days work trip
This totals to 264 days in 5 years.
I had to leave my employer that I did the work trip for soon after my return to the UK (after approx 3 months) mainly because they wanted me to visit more frequently to their headquarters in the UAE with a month or more stay and secondly because the role wasn't what was sold to me. Although it was decided that they will provide me with a letter stating that the trip was critical for their business setup in the UK but now they are not giving me that. However, my employment contract mentions that the first three months of my employment will be in the UAE. During these three months my salary was being paid in the UK and NI and tax being deducted.
My questions as below:
1 - Is my employment contract enough proof that my employer required me for the work trip and I was out on work?
2 - If the answer to Q#1 is yes, what additional proofs do I need to attach (e.g. bank statement with salary transfer, salary slips, P60s, etc.)? If answer is no, what should I do?
3 - Is it worth that I wait the overspent 84 days spent above the 180 days limit before my ILR application, i.e. I wait 84 additional days after completing my 5 years?
Look forward to your insights.
Thanks, Ammar.
I have following breakdown at the completion of my 5 years stay before applying for the ILR - I'm a Tier-1 (General) migrant:
116 paid leaves
60 unpaid leaves
88 days work trip
This totals to 264 days in 5 years.
I had to leave my employer that I did the work trip for soon after my return to the UK (after approx 3 months) mainly because they wanted me to visit more frequently to their headquarters in the UAE with a month or more stay and secondly because the role wasn't what was sold to me. Although it was decided that they will provide me with a letter stating that the trip was critical for their business setup in the UK but now they are not giving me that. However, my employment contract mentions that the first three months of my employment will be in the UAE. During these three months my salary was being paid in the UK and NI and tax being deducted.
My questions as below:
1 - Is my employment contract enough proof that my employer required me for the work trip and I was out on work?
2 - If the answer to Q#1 is yes, what additional proofs do I need to attach (e.g. bank statement with salary transfer, salary slips, P60s, etc.)? If answer is no, what should I do?
3 - Is it worth that I wait the overspent 84 days spent above the 180 days limit before my ILR application, i.e. I wait 84 additional days after completing my 5 years?
Look forward to your insights.
Thanks, Ammar.