vinny, many thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. What concerns me is that the online application forces me to lie as I would use the 5 years out of those during which I was employed, rather than those years when I was self employed. The answer to the questions "have you ever been self emp...

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I searched this and other sources for an answer with no luck. What is the residency requirements for EU nationals to be naturalised? I have leaved in the UK since 2001. Do I have to prove my exercising treaty rights for a) the entire 18 years period, b) f...