Hi Panesar, Just to confirm that you had no questions around absences at all...? Could they have gone through the your passport maybe and worked out time out of the country based on stamps? Reason I ask is that I am going for ILR via SET(M) and although I understand that absences are not critical ...

Hi Vinny, Thanks for the link. I have already seen this and it appears that any absence is 'judged on merits' - there is little more detail to make a call on proceeding so hoping there is more experiences out there from others before I make a commitment to going for ILR. Quoted from link; "Your ...

Hi - I was hoping to get some advice please. I applied for a spouse visa via the FLR(M) form in early 2010. I was granted a 2 year probation period which is nearly up - early March 2012. During this time I spent a 6-month period outside of the UK (first half of 2011) - maternity period for my wife ...