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how many days can you be out of country and still count that year as a qualifying period for ILR (10 year)?

i was out of country for 4 months in year 1 of 10. The absence is broken into two chunks: trip 1: 3 months. trip 2: 1 month

I am doing fine with overall requirements of 18 months.

I am just concerned that my year 1 would not qualify because i was out for 4 months. Can anyone allay my fears? Source please, if possible

Thanks, in advance

PS. I had the valid leave to come back to uk at the time of leaving the country, in year 1 so my qualifying period is not broken, in that respect

arsenal49 wrote:how many days can you be out of country and still count that year as a qualifying period for ILR (10 year)?

i was out of country for 4 months in year 1 of 10. The absence is broken into two chunks: trip 1: 3 months. trip 2: 1 month

I am doing fine with overall requirements of 18 months.

I am just concerned that my year 1 would not qualify because i was out for 4 months. Can anyone allay my fears? Source please, if possible

Thanks, in advance

PS. I had the valid leave to come back to uk at the time of leaving the country, in year 1 so my qualifying period is not broken, in that respect

1. Applicants shud not be more than 6 months outside UK (one single trip) and more than 18 months in total.

so. does that mean im ok?

anyone else can elaborate on my situation?