The statutory residence test (also known as SRT) determines whether you are resident in the UK under UK domestic tax law for tax years 2013/14 onwards.

Technically, for UK Tax purposes, you are either resident or non-resident for the whole tax year. However, there are special rules which may apply to you if you arrive in or leave the UK in the tax year.

If you visit the UK regularly, you should consider whether those visits will mean you are tax resident in the UK.

The residence position of students who come to the UK is determined under the statutory residence test, just as for any other individual. However, working out UK residence status can be hard for overseas students given their likely patterns of presence, so we offer a detailed case study below.

There are three main types of domicile: domicile of origin, domicile of dependence and domicile of choice. For tax years up to and including 2024/25, you may also be ‘deemed UK domiciled’, irrespective of your actual domicile. From 2025/26 onwards, your domicile is no longer relevant to your UK tax ...

On this page, we explain various issues that you might come across in relation to the UK state pension if you have lived or worked abroad. If you think you are eligible for a state pension from another country, you should contact the pension authority in the relevant country.