Legal Question in Immigration Law in United Kingdom

Hi

I am currently under Tier 1 (General Migrant) visa and my wife and daughter who are my dependants.

I want to go abroad and stay for sometime and my questions are:

i) What is the maximum number of days that I can stay?

What is the maximum number of days that my dependants can stay?

ii) What is the maximum number of days that I can consecutively stay? (Is it same as above)

What is the maximum number of days that I can consecutively stay? (Is it same as above)

Please let me know.

Thanks


Asked on 6/20/11, 5:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Asif Salam Salam & Co Solicitors

If you are on a Tier 1 visa and hope to eventually apply for settlement after having completed 5 years, there is no maximum number of days that you can be away from the country.

The requirement for settlement as a Tier 1 migrant is that you are "continuously resident" in the UK throughout those 5 years. Therefore, aside from genuine holidays abroad or short trips etc, absences from the UK are not recommended.

The only stage at which there are a maximum number of days for which you can be out of the country is when you apply for naturalisation as a British citizen.

Should you require any further information please feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Regards

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Answered on 6/21/11, 6:03 am


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