Time spent outside UK

[zusman]

Hi there,
While applying PR for EU national do we need to give details for all short holidays also ? or just trips longer than 6 months?
Thanks

[kamoe]

It is clearly spelled out in the guidelines, page 8 of 40:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... tes-v3.pdf

Absences from the UK
Please note, you only need to list your absences where you have been out of the UK for more than 6
months in total in any 12 month period.

Do note that this doesn't mean single trips that are longer than 6 months. It means that if all your trips combined amount to 6 months of more over a 12 month period, then you are required to list them. If you are sure that all your trips combined do not amount to more than 6 months in a year, then you can tick 'No', and don't list anything.

[zusman]

Thank you so much for your reply.
Do we need to send them a covering letter explaining when in last 5 years we moved houses and change jobs?