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Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to appl
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:20 pm
by gm1
Hello,
For UK citizenship application:
applicant needs to stay 9 months out of 12 months in UK prior to application date.
so 90 days out of 12 months is allowed by UK BA to stay outside UK
i have a question:
during 9 months also if there are business vists (NOT personal visits) outside UK, can I still apply for UK citizenship?
I will get a letter from my employer / end-client for business visits outside UK.
payments / billing / salary / dividends everything in UK (not outside UK).
Can anyone provide information on this.
Regards,
gm1
Re: Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to app
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:56 pm
by CR001
There is a distinction between business and absence limits for naturalisation. It is 90 days absence (all), with maybe discretion for a few days over this.
How many days over the 90 days do you anticipate? If quite a lot more, you will need to ask for discretion on the absence total and provide evidence of 'established life in UK' etc.
Re: Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to app
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:55 pm
by Jambo
CR001 wrote:There is a distinction between business and absence limits for naturalisation. It is 90 days absence (all), with maybe discretion for a few days over this.
How many days over the 90 days do you anticipate? If quite a lot more, you will need to ask for discretion on the absence total and provide evidence of 'established life in UK' etc.
You forgot the NO... (No distinction).
Re: Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to app
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:36 pm
by milan69
5A1. For absences exceeding 730 days (or 450 days for 6(2) applications) we would expect
you to have been resident in the UK for the last 8 years (5 years for 6(2) applications)
unless the absences were a result of either:
• a posting abroad in Crown or designated service (see section 10). For example, as a
member of HM Forces, or as the husband, wife or civil partner of a British citizen
serving abroad in Crown or designated service; or
• an unavoidable consequence of the nature of your work. For example, if you are a
merchant seaman or someone working for a UK based business which requires
frequent travel abroad;
Re: Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to app
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:52 pm
by CR001
Thanks Jambo
Re: Business Visits within 12 months / 9 months prior to app
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:56 pm
by gm1
Dear all,
Thanks for all details / info from experts.
some more details from my side:
From date of entering UK till completion of 5 years - only two weeks out of UK on personal trips.
in 6th year after ILR issuance: I expect minimum total 4 months stay outside UK for business trip or maximum total 6 months stay outside UK for business trips. This is within 12 months prior to UK citizenship application date.
Business trips would be a part of contract with a UK based business and I can justify with letters from employer/end-client to UK BA.
From milan69's info which is as quoted below, I interpret that its FINE/OK to have more than 90 days absence:
"an unavoidable consequence of the nature of your work. For example, if you are a merchant seaman or someone working for a UK based business which requires frequent travel abroad;"
My interpretation is correct or not - please let me know.
thanks in advance.
Regards,
gm1