Absence 60 Days during Pandemic

[fausa2006]

Hi all,
I'm applying for my British Citizen ship, and I'm in the phase of adding all the Details of my trips outside the UK.

During the Pandemic time in 2020, I spent 60 days outside the country during summer time and Christmas time to help my family during these hard times.

From 18th July 2020 to 20th September 2020 - 63 Days
From 19th December 2020 to 28th February 2021 - 70 Days

Can it be an issue for the application? There is a limit of maximum days that we can spend outside of the country? Also, shall I specify that I was there to stay close my family?

Kind regards,
Simon.

[alterhase58]

No issue. And no need to justify your absences ....
You are well within the limits for absences - yours are actually quite low.
Refer to the guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... rom-the-uk

[fausa2006]

No issue. And no need to justify your absences ....
You are well within the limits for absences - yours are actually quite low.
Refer to the guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... rom-the-uk

I have in total 383 days in the last 5 years of the 450 permitted. I'm just afraid in case they wanna check the reason I spent 63+70 days abroad during pandemic. Can I go ahead with the application then?

Also, what happen if I maybe jump some absences? I cannot remember ALL of them.

[alterhase58]

Your original post suggested those were the only absences so my initial comment was based on that....
However, you appear to be still below the maximum allowed. As I said you don't have to justify your absences, unless you are over the limit and absences can be any length. Do your best to work out your absences. You can also add a covering note explaining you can't remember everything.