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Absences from the United Kingdom ? time spent outside the UK, basically ? can have an impact on whether a person qualifies for full settled status under the EU settlement scheme. If you spend too long outside the country, you may lose your eligibility for settled status.

If you have pre-settled status, you can usually switch to settled status after you've lived in the UK for 5 years in a row. It's free to apply. It's easier to prove your right to live in the UK permanently if you have settled status.

You can switch to settled status as soon as you've had 5 years' continuous residence, or sooner if you're eligible before 5 years. The 5 years is counted from the day you started your continuous residence, not the day you were granted pre-settled status.

If you get settled status, you can: live and work in the UK for as long as you like. live outside the UK for up to 5 years in a row without losing your status - 4 years if you're Swiss. bring your family to live in the UK.

Periods spent abroad which exceed 6 months do not automatically disqualify you from acquiring Permanent Residence. The Home Office has some discretion when deciding what constitutes an actual departure from, and thus genuine interruption of, your continuous stay in the UK.

Settled Status can be lost if the holder leaves the UK for five or more years, or if they are charged with a serious criminal offence. If the Home Office does cancel or revoke pre-settled or Settled Status due to a serious criminal offence being committed, they will be doing so on the grounds of 'lack of suitability'.

Pre-settled status extended by two years, before it expires From September 2023, people with pre-settled status will automatically have their status extended by two years before it expires, if they have not obtained settled status.