Home Office ILR & Continuous Residence 180-Day Absence Tracker
Log your trips outside the UK and watch the rolling 12-month absence tally against the statutory 180-day ceiling, plus your earliest ILR submission date (28 days before your qualifying period ends).
Key rule:
since January 2018 the Home Office applies a rolling 12-month absence calculation — not the old calendar-year rule. You may be outside the UK for up to 180 days in any 12-month period of your qualifying route.