Maximum stay outside the country for ILR Application

[amitfalana]

Hi,
My wife has a Tier 2 General visa and we are expecting an ILR in a couple of years. I wish to understand the details around the clause wherein there is a restriction of 180 days of maximum stay outside the UK.
1. Is this clause valid for the main application or for the dependents also?
2. How is a day counted? If I spend even a hour in the UK and rest 23 hours outside the UK. Is that counted as 1 day or 0 days? Need to understand this from the prespective of travelling on a day trips to Continental Europe.

Regards,
Amit

[Casa]

Hi,
My wife has a Tier 2 General visa and we are expecting an ILR in a couple of years. I wish to understand the details around the clause wherein there is a restriction of 180 days of maximum stay outside the UK.
1. Is this clause valid for the main application or for the dependents also? Not for PBS Dependents
2. How is a day counted? If I spend even a hour in the UK and rest 23 hours outside the UK. Is that counted as 1 day or 0 days? Need to understand this from the prespective of travelling on a day trips to Continental Europe. The day of departure and the day of re-entry aren't included in the absence calculations.

Regards,
Amit