ILR validity if staying outside

S_GUPTA · Post by **S_GUPTA** » Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:41 am

Hi,

I have ILR for past 7 months. What if I started working in a different country for year and come to UK for few days every year during those years - will my ILR remain valid?

Thanks

Post by **zimba** » Wed Jan 15, 2025 3:37 pm

ILR is only lost if you stay outside the UK for more than 24 months

Post by **contorted_svy** » Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:34 pm

You can stay away and return within two years but you can't just return for a few days and "reset" your ILR clock, I think you need to return and actually plan to live here permanently.

Post by **zimba** » Sat Jan 18, 2025 4:37 pm

contorted_svy wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 17, 2025 6:34 pm
You can stay away and return within two years but you can't just return for a few days and "reset" your ILR clock, I think you need to return and actually plan to live here permanently.

That was required under paragraph 18 of the rules but was recently removed.

See: https://www.immigrationboards.com/gener ... l#p2037249

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