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<p>In line with the EU law rights protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, the EU Settlement
Scheme permits an applicant to have an absence (or absences) from the UK of up to
six months in any 12-month period. It also allows for a single absence of up to 12
months in the period of five years’ continuous residence generally required for settled
status under the scheme where that absence is for an important reason.</p><p> </p><p>This
includes serious illness and would cover, for example, absence required by being quarantined
to protect public health.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance for applicants to the scheme
who have been affected by illness or travel restrictions due to Covid-19 will be published
shortly.</p>
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