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zimba88 wrote:Her visa was granted July 2016. So until July 2017 she can spend 180 days outside and between July 2017 to July 2018 she can spend 180 days outside and so on. 180 days per year of stay and no carry forward, so use it or lose it.
Also be aware that for you must not spend more than 450 days in total outside the UK within the last 5 years of your stay if you are aiming for UK citizenship.

zimba88 wrote:For 5 year ILR via Tier 1E, 180 days per every year of leave.
For the 10 year ILR it is 540 days in total.
For citizenship applications, 450 days within the last 5 years with max of 90 days only in the final year.

zimba88 wrote:Tier 1E guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 1_2016.pdf
ILR continuous period calculation (below 10 years): https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ds-v13.pdf
Long residence (10 years and above) : https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ce-v14.pdf