On 11 January 2021, the Home Office published a new COVID Visa Concession Scheme (CVCS) guidance.<\/p>\n
This concession scheme only applies to those who left the UK prior to 17 March 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 global travel restrictions, they have been unable to return to the UK to make an application for Leave to Remain (LTR) or Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) before the expiry of their current leave. To be noted that those who were in the UK holding a Standard Visitor visa are not eligible for this concession.<\/p>\n
The Home Office agrees that those who have been affected by COVID-19 travel restrictions should not be penalised for circumstances out of their control. For instance, in some situations, if a migrant\u2019s leave expired whilst abroad and unable to return to the UK, they might not be able to qualify for ILR application or face a longer period before they can qualify. However, under paragraph CR2.3. (b) of Appendix Continuous Residence:<\/p>\n
\u2018When calculating the 180 days in CR 2.1. or CR 2.2. any period spent outside the UK will not count towards the 180-day limit if the absence was for any of the following reasons:<\/em><\/p>\n (b) travel disruption due to natural disaster, military conflict or pandemic;\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n This means that if a migrant spent more than 180 days outside of the UK during any consecutive 12-month period due to the COVID-19 pandemic, \u00a0the excessive absence will not be treated as \u2018break the continuous residence\u2019 requirement.<\/p>\n Eligibility criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n Migrants will be granted a single entry 3-month entry clearance in order to enter the UK and submit their LTR or ILR application under the CVCS, if they meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n Those who have left the UK after 17 March 2020, may qualify the CVCS if they are under the exceptional circumstances<\/u>, for example: they have serious illness or death of a close relative overseas, or they travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment.<\/p>\n Contact Our Immigration Team<\/strong><\/p>\n For expert advice regarding any aspect of the UK visa application, please contact our team on 0203 384 3075.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 11 January 2021, the Home Office published a new COVID Visa Concession Scheme (CVCS) guidance. This concession scheme only applies to those who left the UK prior to 17 March 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 global travel restrictions, they have been unable to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,12],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n