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I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to fill in the section of the online SET(O) form as it relates to absences from the UK. I had planned to submit a spreadsheet of all my absences (I travel a lot) but the changes in November now require the form to be submitted online. However, the online form doesn't work if you travel across countries -- e.g., take a trip to Germany, Turkey, Australia and the US returning to the UK. The reason is two fold. One is that the form only allows one country to be inserted (if you try to put in a second country it blanks out the form). The second is that the questions are (1) when did you leave the UK and (2) when did you return to the UK. However, given the trip implies traveling to Germany but not back from Germany, you cannot answer the question accurately (or correctly). I tried talking to the home office but the person on the line simply kept repeating "we cannot give immigration advice" (when the question was not about immigration but a technical question). When I submitted a query to the IT services part of the Home Office I received no response. So surely someone else must have come across this problem.

They are more interested to see your entry/exit dates to/from UK.

For example hypothetical situation:

I travelled to Pakistan via Dubai. I stayed in dubai for 2 days. I exit UK on 2/4/2014 and returned to UK on 26/4/2014. I stayed in Dubai from 2/4/14 till 4/4/14 and reached pakistan on 5/4/14.

I would fill the form
Country travelled to: Pakistan
Date left UK: 2/4/14
Date entered UK: 26/4/14
(all other travels would be during this duration, if any)

In the reason section I would mention: travelled to pakistan via dubai and quote reason e.g family visit, tourism etc.

For example I could go to Turkey from Pakistan and back to Pakistan between 5/4/14 and 23/4/14 and take a flight to UK from Pakistan on 26/4/14 and enter UK then.

So as I said they are more interested for absences entry and exit from UK not the transits.

I hope it makes sense.