Tracking Your Travel Days for ILR and Citizenship
Record all trips outside the UK from day one so you do not break the absence limits.
Last updated: 10.05.2026
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1. Set up a simple system to record trips
For many routes you must show how long you were inside and outside the UK. Trying to remember trips later is very hard.
What to do: Choose one place where you will always record travel, such as a paper notebook, Google Sheet or Excel file. Create columns for the date you leave, date you return, where you went and the reason.
What do you need: You need a notebook or basic spreadsheet and a habit of writing down each trip soon after it happens.
Outcomes: You will have a clear travel log ready for future long term stay or citizenship applications.
Lifehack: Keep the travel log with your passport so you remember to update it every time you travel.
2. Record each absence from the UK when it happens
3. Review the absence limits for ILR and citizenship
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