UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) publishes guidance on how its caseworkers assess the continuous residence requirements for settlement, also called indefinite leave to remain (ILR). It applies to the routes where Appendix Continuous Residence applies.
Who the guidance is for
The Continuous residence: caseworker guidance page on gov.uk is written for UKVI staff. It explains how they check continuous residence when they decide a settlement application. It does not tell an applicant whether they meet the requirement.
What the page does not list
The page does not set out the periods, dates or thresholds used in the assessment. Those are in the full guidance on gov.uk, not in this summary.
To work through a settlement timeline from your own dates, use the ILR settlement checker.
The full text is on gov.uk as Continuous residence: caseworker guidance (opens in a new tab).
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