LS Legal News Bulletin
Advice for Pre-Settled Individuals: How Absences Affect Your Status
Friday 8th December 2023
🇪🇺 Recently, our legal consultant, Olga Bakeeva, handled a case where a client with pre-settled status had been absent for over a year.
✅ Through meticulous preparation of evidence and representations, UKVI acknowledged the compelling reasons for the absence, granting the client settled status.
❗️ Understanding how absences impact your status is paramount. Note that for EUSS continuous residence, six months equate to 180 days, not six calendar months.
🔑 Key points to consider:
Continuous residence is pivotal for progressing to settled status.
Pre-settled individuals leaving the UK for over six months in a 12-month period may break the continuous residence requirement.
Exceptions include serious illness, childbirth, studies, vocational training, overseas work posting, compulsory military service, or time as a Crown servant or in the armed forces.
Should concerns arise about the potential loss of pre-settled status due to absences, seek personalised advice tailored to your specific circumstances from our legal team.
🔊 What challenges have you encountered or successfully overcome in preserving your EU settlement status?
