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Away from UK on ILR for a year
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:41 am
by Ghey2
Hi all. I would like to find out if after obtaining an ILR and I work outside the UK for a year and come back, how long before I am eligible to apply for Naturalisation when I come back.
Example
Jan 2020 I obtained ILR
March 2020 to March 2021 I live outside the UK
March 2021 I came back to the UK.
How long before I can apply for British Citizenship? Thanks in advance.
Re: Away from UK on ILR for a year
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:43 am
by CR001
When your absence in the last 12 months immediately before applying is 90 days and your total absence in the 5 years immediately before applying is no more than 450 days.
Re: Away from UK on ILR for a year
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:23 am
by Ghey2
Hi CR001. Is there any specific amount of time you need to stay in the UK every year to keep your ILR status? TA!
Re: Away from UK on ILR for a year
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:26 am
by secret.simon
An absence from the UK for any continuous period of two years or more causes your ILR to lapse automatically.
Also, the Immigration Officer assesses whether you remain resident in the UK every time you return to the UK on your ILR. The expectation of ILR is that you are resident in the UK. If you appear to the Immigration Officer at the sea/air port as only visiting for short periods of time (and there is a history of short visits), s/he can cancel your ILR at the sea/air port and admit you as a visitor.