What Does Normally Resident Mean?

Ordinarily resident status is a concept in the law of the United Kingdom which affects entitlement to the National Health Service. It formerly affected taxation, but the concept of ordinary residence was abolished for the purposes of tax years 2013/14 onwards.

What does normally resident in the UK mean?

Definitions. A person is ordinarily resident if they are living in the United Kingdom: lawfully. voluntarily. for settled purposes as part of the regular order of their life for the time being, whether for a long or short duration.

What counts as ordinarily resident?

Ordinary residence is established if there is a regular habitual mode of life in a particular place "for the time being", "whether of short or long duration", the continuity of which has persisted apart from temporary or occasional absences. The residence must be voluntary and adopted for "a settled purpose".