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Absence count for ILR

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:17 pm
by ercekal
I have Turkish Business Person ECAA visa granted on 2 Feb 2017. I had my first extension on 19 Apr 2018.

Overall my absences were within the limits however during covid period I was out of UK extended time.

my travels were:
2019
20-26 March - 5 days
9-13 May - 3 days
29 May - 5 June - 4 days
26 June - 1 July - 4 days
24 July - 5 August - 11 days
22 Aug - 8 September - 15 days
2 - 7 October - 4 days
10 - 15 October - 4 days
2 - 25 November - 22 days

2020
5 March - 27 August - 174 days

Due to flight bans and other problems (covid positive family members, concerns for flying) my last rolling 12 months were about 220 days. Would this be a problem for my ILR application which is due to happen January 2022?

Thanks!

Re: Absence count for ILR

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:22 pm
by CULLINAN
The absence due to pandemic has been incorporated in the Nationality guidance but not for ILR so far. This could be a problem as you have broken the continuous residency.

Re: Absence count for ILR

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:05 pm
by ercekal
just going to bump this question as there has been some changes in the home office guidelines