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Home Office clarifies guidance on absences in Long Residence applications

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Published on: 10 July 2024
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LNB News 10/07/2024

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Issue Date: 10 July 2024

Published Date: 10 July 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Immigration Rules on calculating ten years long residence changed on 11 April 2024 and there has been some concern about a lack of clarity in how absences from the UK before, during and after that date should be calculated. The Home Office has now updated its Continuous Residence and Long Residence caseworker guidance to clarify the correct approach.

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