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Independent guides for UK visa holders.
Leave Friday. Return Saturday.
ThuFripartialSatpartialSun0 days absent. Departure and return are partial days.
Day Counting
The Day of Return Myth: How to Actually Count Your Travel Days for ILR
Most people count the day they leave and the day they return as absence days. They're wrong. Thousands of people are overcounting their ILR absences.
2026-02-26 · 4 min read
Rolling 12-month window
91d92d91 + 92 = 183 days in one window. Continuous residence broken.
Absence Rules
The 180-Day Rule: Why We Built a Better ILR Tracker (Independent Guide)
Most people think the 180-day absence limit resets every January. It doesn't. Here's how the rolling window works and why it catches more people than it should.
2026-02-25 · 6 min read