Hello, I have an excess absence from UK during last 5 years. It is less than 480 days but more than 450 (around 475 days). UKBA website and guide states that they would usually disregard absences between 450 and 480 days. Do they actually use the discretion to every single application if the days ar...

Thanks a lot muraenidae for your kind reply. With regards to you point 1) I have recalculated the dates - total number of absences are 474 days. and point no. 2) I would have happily waited for another month or two but unfortunately that would not change the number of absences at all. I will have to...

Please if someone can advise on this, I would really appreciate that.

Hi I am planning to apply for Naturalisation in a months time. I have lived in UK since March 2011 on Tier 1 Dependant Visa and got my ILR in June 2015. However I have not applied for Naturalisation in 2016 because I would not have qualified on residency requirements. I was outside UK more then requ...