Guides, case studies, and explainers for UK ILR applicants.
The day you fly out does not count against your ILR absence allowance. Neither does the day you return. Only whole days spent outside the UK count.
Reconstructing years of trips for your ILR application is painful. Settld now lets you import your entire Google Maps Timeline export — automatically detecting countries, grouping trips, and calculating absence days.
A management consultant who breached the ILR 180-day rule explains how he calculated his new qualifying date and stayed compliant the second time around.
Time spent in Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man counts as absence from the UK for ILR purposes. Learn why — and how to track it correctly.
What happens if you breach the ILR 180 day rule? Learn how UKVI assesses absences, what counts as exceptional, and how to protect your application.
A Skilled Worker visa holder discovered she was at 174 absence days — with a trip already booked. How she caught the problem and fixed it before her ILR application.
Learn how the 180-day absence limit affects your skilled worker visa travel plans, what counts as a permitted absence, and how to stay compliant.
Understand the ILR 180-day rule and rolling 12-month window for UK settlement. Learn how absence days are counted, transitional rules, and how to stay compliant.