
ILR absences: how the 180-day rule works for Skilled Workers
A yearly holiday total is not enough. Organise travel records for the relevant rolling periods and keep Skilled Worker settlement separate from long residence and citizenship.
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A yearly holiday total is not enough. Organise travel records for the relevant rolling periods and keep Skilled Worker settlement separate from long residence and citizenship.

Separate settlement from naturalisation. Check the ordinary waiting period, the British-spouse route and the exact three- or five-year residence dates.

Budget for each applicant, distinguish optional priority services from professional fees, and understand why settlement normally has no IHS charge.

Check whether your settlement has lapsed, the Returning Resident evidence requirements and current application costs before travelling.