ILR Absence working on a Cruise Ship with an Ancestral Visa

[jimbodaman]

Hey

Does any one know if I work on a cruise ship with a UK based company, if my days at work are absences from the UK?

Ill try to answer these:
Nationality? South African.
Immigration status? Ancestral Visa.
Duration and frequency of absences? Im not sure.
Where do these cruise ships go? (out of UK waters?) I dont know yet.

I kind of just want to know if interviewing for these positions is a waste of my time or not.

Any assistance is appreciated

[CR001]

All absences count towards the 180 days per 12 months cycle limit.

[jimbodaman]

So are you confirming that days spent working on a cruise ship count as absences regardless of whether the the work is for a UK company or not?

[zimba]

Any time spent working offshore on the UK continental shelf, beyond the 12 mile zone defined as UK territorial waters, does not count toward the continuous qualifying period for ILR, for example on ships or oil rigs. You must count this as an absence from the UK.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -v18.0.pdf

[jimbodaman]

Ok great that seems quite clear. Thank you.