I will end up spending more than 180 days due to COVID outside UK
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:00 pm
So,
India got on the UK's 'red list' on 23rd April, 21. Which means I will have to hotel quarantine (and pay 1750 for that, I am running a startup and can't afford to spend that kind of money there). I have a tier 1 Global talent visa.
I came to India on 23rd December, 2020. WHich means I have already spent 3months 20 days here. And I think this red list ban won't be lifted in coming two months, so I will end up spending more than 180 days out side India.
Question is: I needed 3 years to be eligible for ILR in total, and that time started in Feb,2020. Now that I spent 180+ days outside UK, how those 3 years will be calculated? will this absence will be pardoned as it is an exceptional circumstance (a pandemic?). Really stressed about this.
India got on the UK's 'red list' on 23rd April, 21. Which means I will have to hotel quarantine (and pay 1750 for that, I am running a startup and can't afford to spend that kind of money there). I have a tier 1 Global talent visa.
I came to India on 23rd December, 2020. WHich means I have already spent 3months 20 days here. And I think this red list ban won't be lifted in coming two months, so I will end up spending more than 180 days out side India.
Question is: I needed 3 years to be eligible for ILR in total, and that time started in Feb,2020. Now that I spent 180+ days outside UK, how those 3 years will be calculated? will this absence will be pardoned as it is an exceptional circumstance (a pandemic?). Really stressed about this.