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joh118
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ILR & Broken Residence rule

Post by joh118 » Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:44 pm

When I very first came to the UK I didn't really think about ILR (Long Residence) and came and went as I pleased.

I know that there is a rule that if you spend more than 6 months outside of the UK at any one time, your Continuous residence has been broken and you must start again.

I will be eligible next year but I am just wondering if they make any exceptions to this rule of 6 months? Like for example family, children etc or on I was outside of UK for 6 months and 3 DAYS!!!

Thanks

racingfire
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Re: ILR & Broken Residence rule

Post by racingfire » Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:58 am

please give some more details, visa catagory? gap dates? first entry ? etc etc....

joh118 wrote:When I very first came to the UK I didn't really think about ILR (Long Residence) and came and went as I pleased.

I know that there is a rule that if you spend more than 6 months outside of the UK at any one time, your Continuous residence has been broken and you must start again.

I will be eligible next year but I am just wondering if they make any exceptions to this rule of 6 months? Like for example family, children etc or on I was outside of UK for 6 months and 3 DAYS!!!

Thanks

joh118
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Posts: 511
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Re: ILR & Broken Residence rule

Post by joh118 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:10 pm

racingfire wrote:please give some more details, visa catagory? gap dates? first entry ? etc etc....

joh118 wrote:When I very first came to the UK I didn't really think about ILR (Long Residence) and came and went as I pleased.

I know that there is a rule that if you spend more than 6 months outside of the UK at any one time, your Continuous residence has been broken and you must start again.

I will be eligible next year but I am just wondering if they make any exceptions to this rule of 6 months? Like for example family, children etc or on I was outside of UK for 6 months and 3 DAYS!!!

Thanks
Way back in 1999, I went back home for 6 months and 3 days, so technically I know that this means my long residence has been broken but I was wondering if they allow any exceptions to this rule. I have been a student for the entire period.

If this is allowed it will allow me to get ILR right now as supposed to next year.

racingfire
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Re: ILR & Broken Residence rule

Post by racingfire » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:00 pm

Still not cleared about your gaps, any way if you was out for more than 6 months in one go, then you have to explain reason that why you was out for this period and if you was out for just holidays and no reason , so then it can be problem for you to get ILR.

And if your gap was in first year at the start, then you need to cover that gap (mean 6 months) before applying your ILR.
joh118 wrote:
racingfire wrote:please give some more details, visa catagory? gap dates? first entry ? etc etc....

joh118 wrote:When I very first came to the UK I didn't really think about ILR (Long Residence) and came and went as I pleased.

I know that there is a rule that if you spend more than 6 months outside of the UK at any one time, your Continuous residence has been broken and you must start again.

I will be eligible next year but I am just wondering if they make any exceptions to this rule of 6 months? Like for example family, children etc or on I was outside of UK for 6 months and 3 DAYS!!!

Thanks
Way back in 1999, I went back home for 6 months and 3 days, so technically I know that this means my long residence has been broken but I was wondering if they allow any exceptions to this rule. I have been a student for the entire period.

If this is allowed it will allow me to get ILR right now as supposed to next year.

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