ILR Absence Calculator
Count whole days outside the UK for one entered absence and rolling window only after the route rule is confirmed. Sensitive inputs stay in your browser.
Different settlement routes and historical periods can use different absence rules. Review note: Confirm the route before using the count.
Context matters.
- This checks one entered absence in one entered window. A complete rolling review must test every relevant 12-month period and route-specific exception.
Sources & scope
The calculation guide and this source trail show what the result means, where the rule came from and when it was last reviewed. This is source-and-calculation QA, not a claim of medical, legal, tax or other professional review; time-sensitive decisions still belong with the linked authority.
A visible path from input to answer.
Count whole days outside the UK for one entered absence and rolling window only after the route rule is confirmed. The page keeps the calculation scope and its limits beside the result so the output can be checked, copied or revisited.
- Read the record. The calculator uses 12-month window starts, 12-month window ends, Absence starts and Return to the UK and 1 additional field supplied in the form.
- Apply the scope. It applies the United Kingdom settlement planning — route, grant dates, historical rules and Home Office evidence control reference and the explicit date, unit and counting conventions shown in the result.
- Expose the checkpoints. Intermediate rows, warnings and timeline events stay visible; the emphasized row identifies the primary checkpoint when one exists.
Different settlement routes and historical periods can use different absence rules. Review note: Confirm the route before using the count.
- Whole days outside88
Calculation purpose: Count whole days outside the UK for one entered absence and rolling window only after the route rule is confirmed. This is a high-sensitivity reference output; the linked authority or qualified professional controls the final decision.
Calendar inputs use plain year-month-day semantics. Leap days, month ends, date-pair order and unsupported dates are checked before the result is shown.
Rule set 1.1.0 · Last reviewed 2026-08-22 · Next review due 2027-02-22. The source panel below contains the linked evidence.
What to know before using the result.
Is the UK ILR absence limit the same for every route?
No. Continuous-residence rules and exceptions are route-specific, so the route and current GOV.UK guidance must be confirmed first.
What does this calculator measure?
It counts whole absence days within one entered 12-month window and compares them with the threshold you confirmed for the route.
Does the result check every rolling 12-month period?
No. This page checks the entered window. A complete application review may need every overlapping window and route-specific transitional rules.