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Query related leave and approved work from abroad

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Query related leave and approved work from abroad

Post by jish » Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:13 pm

Hi everyone,

I recently became eligible to apply for ILR. As part of the process, I’m requesting a letter from my company, but I have a question about my absences from the UK.

Each year, my “days outside the UK” come to around 30–40 days because my company offers one month of work-from-home per year. I usually spend about three weeks of that working remotely from India.

However, my company-approved annual leave is only 25 days. This means my records show more days abroad than my official leave days.

How should I explain this in my application?
• Should I ask my employer to mention in their letter that I was allowed to work remotely from abroad and took advantage of this?
• Or is it fine to just list these as annual leave?
• Do I need to provide any specific proof for the remote working period?

Thanks in advance for your advice.
Jish

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Re: Query related leave and approved work from abroad

Post by zimba » Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:26 am

The immigration rules do not care about any of these.

Make sure to read: All you need to know about the sponsor letter for Skilled Worker route
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Re: Query related leave and approved work from abroad

Post by jish » Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:14 am

Thanks a lot for the quick help @zimba.

I have a follow up question on this, Do we need a statement like below in the employement letter

"It is expected that xxxx will continue their employment with the company for the foreseeable future if granted Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK"

My employer's letter currently contains

Start Date:
● Contract Type:
● Working hours:
● Job Title:
● Current Salary:
● All leaves of absence have been authorised by company

Do we need anything additional in the letter.

Thank You,
Jish

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Re: Query related leave and approved work from abroad

Post by zimba » Sat Aug 16, 2025 12:30 am

Yes, I already covered that under that link
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