ILR - Length of stay in the UK

[RobinOn]

Hello!

I have been living and working in the UK under HSMP for a little over 3 years. Now, I will have to travel to a client place in Germany for work over the next few months during which time I will continue to be paid and employed in the UK.

How will this effect my ILR application? For how long can one stay away (continuously / discontinuously) from the country and still apply for ILR at the end of 5 years on HSMP? [The travel will involve multiple visits to Germany - flying back and forth between UK and Germany over the next few months]

I have looked up the UK Border Agency website for information around this and haven't been able to find any. I really appreciate any information on this; you could may be point be to links on the internet or share from personal experience.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,
Robin

[dnicky]

As long as you get paid in the UK and you can get a letter from employer explaining days out of UK for employment reasons, you should be fine.

[RobinOn]

Thanks for the note dnicky. Do you or any one on the forum have an idea of how long can one stay away from the UK on business?

Thanks.
Robin

[sakura]

Thanks for the note dnicky. Do you or any one on the forum have an idea of how long can one stay away from the UK on business?

Thanks.
Robin

Please use the search function as this question has been asked quite a number of times before...try maybe searching pages 1-6 on the general UK immigration forum.