Settel
Settel
Pass the Statutory Residence Test, claim split-year, and protect foreign earnings with Overseas Workday Relief where eligible.
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16-46 UK days
P85 on leaving
Yes
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First 3 years
183+ UK days, only UK home, or full-time UK work makes you resident regardless of other factors.
Under 16 UK days (or 46 if non-resident prior 3 years) or full-time work abroad with <91 UK days can make you non-resident.
If neither automatic test applies, day limits depend on your UK ties (family, accommodation, work, 90-day, country tie).
Divides the tax year so only the UK-resident portion is taxed on worldwide income after you leave or arrive.
Starting full-time work abroad, joining a partner overseas, or ceasing to have a UK home often qualify.
Elected via Self Assessment; not automatic. Keep travel logs and employment evidence to support the claim.
Check automatic UK, automatic overseas, then sufficient ties to know your day limit.
Tell HMRC you're leaving and provide your overseas address and employment details.
Identify the correct case and elect it in your Self Assessment return.
Log every UK day; keep boarding passes and calendar evidence.
If non-dom, structure payroll so overseas duties are paid offshore for the first 3 years.
Meet an automatic overseas test or stay under your day limit based on the sufficient ties test. File P85 and Self Assessment as needed.
An election dividing the tax year into resident and non-resident parts so foreign income after departure is outside UK scope.
Non-UK domiciled individuals in their first 3 UK tax years, for income relating to duties performed outside the UK.
Settel tracks UK days, prepares P85 and split-year claims, and structures OWR so your foreign income stays protected.
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