Chapter 11: Appendix Continuous Residence
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What is the primary purpose of Appendix Continuous Residence in the UK Immigration Rules?
Appendix Continuous Residence establishes the criteria for calculating lawful, uninterrupted stay in the UK for the purposes of certain immigration applications.
Continuous residence is broken if a person is absent from the UK for more than 180 days in any 12-month period.
A single absence of over 180 days, or cumulative absences exceeding this limit in any 12-month rolling period, breaks continuous residence under Appendix rules.
Which of the following does NOT break continuous residence under Appendix Continuous Residence?
Lawful short absences, including for work, under 180 days in any 12-month period do not break continuous residence.
Does time spent on immigration bail count towards continuous lawful residence?
Periods on immigration bail do not count as lawful residence and are excluded from continuous residence calculations under the Appendix.
Karim held valid leave for 5 years but had a 190-day absence due to a family emergency. Is his continuous residence broken?
Absences exceeding 180 days in any 12-month period break continuous residence, regardless of reason, unless exceptional circumstances are proven.
How is the 12-month rolling period calculated for assessing 180-day absence limits?
The 12-month period is assessed on a rolling basis from any point within the qualifying residence period, not limited to a fixed calendar cycle.
Time spent in prison breaks continuous residence.
Time served in prison interrupts continuous residence and does not count towards the qualifying period for settlement or long residence applications.
Can continuous residence be broken if a person voluntarily leaves the UK and returns on a different visa category?
Switching categories after an exit and re-entry may reset the residence clock unless the new route allows for aggregation of residence periods.
Maria was outside the UK for 120 days while caring for a sick parent. Does this break her continuous residence?
Absences below 180 days in any 12-month period do not break residence, even if the stay was prolonged due to personal reasons.
Which of the following may allow discretion to preserve continuous residence despite exceeding the absence threshold?
Exceptions to the 180-day rule may be made in cases of serious illness, conflict, or other circumstances that made return to the UK genuinely impossible.
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