How to count days outside the UK for ILR
Home Office continuous residence guidance generally counts only whole days spent outside the UK. The day you leave and the day you return are typically treated as days present in the UK.
Example: leave on 1 January and return on 10 January — usually eight absence days (2nd through 9th).
Guidance only — not legal advice. Verify against Appendix Continuous Residence.
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