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Absences allowed for conversion

not more than 30 months in the last 5 years, or 6 months in any 12-month period statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

You may be eligible to convert to settled status as long as you’ve not been outside the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for more than either: 30 months (2.5 years) in the last 5 years; 6 months in any 12-month period within any 5-year period

key

uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/absence-rule

value

not more than 30 months in the last 5 years, or 6 months in any 12-month period statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and family members; status is held as an eVisa.

hash

sha256:cbc87c5660efb80718219c6317c61de8ccaf257b3d40bda7759381ca94ed44cc

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/absence-rule?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/absence-rule

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    "uk/gov/settled-status/absence-rule",
    "uk/gov/pre-settled-status/absence-rule"
  ],
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  "value": "not more than 30 months in the last 5 years, or 6 months in any 12-month period",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families",
  "quote": "You may be eligible to convert to settled status as long as you’ve not been outside the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for more than either: 30 months (2.5 years) in the last 5 years; 6 months in any 12-month period within any 5-year period",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and family members; status is held as an eVisa.",
  "hash": "sha256:cbc87c5660efb80718219c6317c61de8ccaf257b3d40bda7759381ca94ed44cc",
  "signature": {
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    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/eu-settlement-scheme/absence-rule",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families"
  }
}