Immigration

(asked on 20th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2017 to Question 3555, what period of absence from the UK will constitute a gap in continuous residence for the purpose of obtaining settled status.


Answered by
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Robin Walker
This question was answered on 6th September 2017

In line with the current requirements under the Free Movement Directive, a person may be absent for up to 6 months in a year, in order to continue to accrue the five years’ continuous residence.

We are prepared to offer flexibility in respect of citizens with strong ties in the UK, for example, students who are studying abroad or workers on an overseas posting if the EU offers similar flexibility on this point.

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