Thank you everyone for your answers.

May I kindly ask that we stay on the topic (validity of qualifying residence when this happened 20 years ago)?

This is not a case of a late application, having left the UK for too long or not being present in the UK before the 31 December 2020.

Thanks for your answers cr001. I think you missed this bit:

"I should mention that I was never absent from the UK for longer than a few months ever since my period of uninterrupted residence came to an end. I also supplied evidence of this in my application."

In Germany. Does that matter?

Dear forum members, May I ask for your opinion on my case? I have applied for Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme. My qualifying years of uninterrupted residence in the UK are from 1996 to 2001. I supplied evidence of this continued residence by means of including my HMRC records during th...