That I am doing. I was just curious if I had missed any detailed guidance present elsewhere. Not sure why rules have to be made that obtuse..

But I was in the UK and then flew out. My point is that the guidance isn't clear if the applicant was suppose to be present for the entire day.

The requirement is to be present which I was, it is just that I was present for part of the day.

Is there clear guidance on the rule that requires the applicant to be present on the same date 3 or 5 years back with respect to residency requirements. What if the applicant flew on that date 3 or 5 years back? So if applying today 6 sep 2018, he/she flew outside Uk on 6 sep 2015?

I plan to apply for my spouse ILR based on a 5 year route next month. I wanted to get some clarity on the FM requirements and see how best I can satisfy them. I have been employed through put my professional career and only recently in Feb 2018 moved into self employment and have registered with HMR...