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What is the change? U.K. Visa and Immigration has begun to impose stricter counting rules when considering permanent residency applicants who have been away from the U.K. during the requisite five-year period of continuous lawful presence.
What does the change mean? Under the new rules, applicants who are absent for more than 180 days within any rolling 12-month period during the five years may be disqualified for permanent residency. Previously, adjudicators only refused applicants who were absent for more than 180 days within any of the five separate consecutive 12-month periods preceding the application date.
Background: The change to the calculation method was published in the latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules that took effect Jan. 11.
BAL Analysis: Employees and assignees planning to apply for permanent residency should be aware of the stricter criteria and be sure that their absences do not violate the new calculation rules by cumulatively exceeding 180 days in any 12-month period during the qualifying five-year residency period. If absences exceed those permitted, then employees should work with BAL to put forward a compelling case for the absences to be disregarded.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group in the United Kingdom. For additional information, please contact uk@bal.com.
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