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Cld Rule 58
Annex I
Returning residents
58. A passenger returning to the United Kingdom from overseas (except one who received assistance from public funds towards the cost of leaving this country) is to be admitted for settlement on satisfying the immigration officer that he had indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom when he left and that he has not been away for longer than 2 years.
59. A passenger who has been away from the United Kingdom too long to benefit from the preceding paragraph may nevertheless be admitted if, for example, he has lived here for most of his life.
60. A passenger whose stay in the United Kingdom was subject to a time limit and who returns after a temporary absence abroad has no claim to admission as a returning resident. His application to re-enter should be dealt with in the light of all the relevant circumstances. The same time limit and any conditions attached may be re-imposed or it may be more appropriate to treat him as a new arrival.