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by secret.simon » Fri Mar 27, 2015 8:58 am
I declared my three day trip to the Isle of Man when I went for ILR. At the time, the guide clearly stated that the UK meant GB and NI only.
The argument about the Isle of Man being a part of the CTA is irrelevant. The Republic of Ireland is in the CTA too, but you must declare visits there. The Isle of Man has a separate legal personality from the UK and has its own laws, separate from the UK, just like Ireland.
The link in the previous post is also not directly related. The question there was what the meaning of "spent time in" a Crown Dependency in the form meant. So, if you had spent a year in the Isle of Man, you would not have been able to avail of premium service. Indeed, it underlines that the Isle of Man is not considered as a part of the UK for immigration purposes. But you can take a two day holiday in the Isle of Man, just as you can in France or Ireland. You will need to declare all three.
As an aside, the Crown Dependencies are not a part of the European Union. So, if you got UK citizenship in the Crown dependencies, your passport would not have the words "European Union" on it. Nor would you be able to move to another country in the EEA (you could visit it though).
To the best of my knowledge, there is no way that the authorities can track your presence in the Crown Dependencies or other parts of the CTA as there are no passport checks.
But not declaring the visit may count as deception and may possibly impact the good character assessment of your citizenship application if found out.
