thank you alterhase58 for your reply. No I never applied for permanent residency as there was no real need for me to apply for this as my right to remain or even come and go if I wanted to was never challenged for all these years...

I am french and I have been leaving in the UK on a permanent basis since 1998. I was granted settled status (indefinite leave to remain) in October 2019. Is this correct that I need to wait until October 2020 to apply for British Citizenship despite being here for over 20 years and meeting all the r...