<P> ILR may also be curtailed by the Home Secretary for reasons of national security or if the holder of the ILR commits an offence that could lead to their deportation from the United Kingdom . </P> <P> A person may also lose ILR by leaving the United Kingdom for more than two years . However, in some circumstances, such a person may reapply for indefinite leave to enter the UK . </P> <P> British Overseas citizens, British subjects and British protected persons do not lose ILR no matter how long they stay outside the UK . </P>

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