Leave of absence - naturalisation

[avireddy]

Hi all,

I am currently in the process of completing my naturalisation application. I am currently on ILR (granted in 2019). Towards the end of the application, it's asking for leave of absence and mentions to points to be eligible

• spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the 5 years before your application
  spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months

Although I meet the 2nd point, I don't meet the 1st point. In the last 5 years, I have been away for 600 days (which is more than 450 days in the eligibility criteria).

Off the 600 days outside UK, majority of it was because of one episode of 517 days, when I was on ILR and had to leave the country just before the 1st lockdown. During this period I was working remotely for my employer in UK and was paying tax here in the UK.

Question: Will I be eligible for naturalisation? Do I need to support my case with any other extra document ion? If 'Yes', how?

Really appreciate your support or advice on this.

Duration Start Date End Date
3 06/12/2019 09/12/2019
3 13/12/2019 16/12/2019
5 29/01/2020 03/02/2020
517 16/03/2020 15/08/2021
3 25/02/2021 28/02/2021
5 14/04/2022 19/04/2022
4 06/05/2022 10/05/2022
23 02/06/2022 25/06/2022
7 23/08/2022 30/08/2022
9 23/09/2022 02/10/2022
4 07/12/2022 11/12/2022
17 09/02/2023 26/02/2023


Thank you

[Ticktack]

Hi all,

I am currently in the process of completing my naturalisation application. I am currently on ILR (granted in 2019). Towards the end of the application, it's asking for leave of absence and mentions to points to be eligible

• spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the 5 years before your application
  spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months

Although I meet the 2nd point, I don't meet the 1st point. In the last 5 years, I have been away for 600 days (which is more than 450 days in the eligibility criteria).

Off the 600 days outside UK, majority of it was because of one episode of 517 days, when I was on ILR and had to leave the country just before the 1st lockdown. During this period I was working remotely for my employer in UK and was paying tax here in the UK.

Question: Will I be eligible for naturalisation? Do I need to support my case with any other extra document ion? If 'Yes', how?

Really appreciate your support or advice on this.

Duration Start Date End Date
3 06/12/2019 09/12/2019
3 13/12/2019 16/12/2019
5 29/01/2020 03/02/2020
517 16/03/2020 15/08/2021
3 25/02/2021 28/02/2021
5 14/04/2022 19/04/2022
4 06/05/2022 10/05/2022
23 02/06/2022 25/06/2022
7 23/08/2022 30/08/2022
9 23/09/2022 02/10/2022
4 07/12/2022 11/12/2022
17 09/02/2023 26/02/2023


Thank you

Naturalisation isn't an immigration application. The rules aren't that flexible. You simply don't meet the requirements. Wait till you do and apply.

FYI, you also need to be physically in the UK 5 years to the day you apply.

[alterhase58]

If not done so already review the AN guidance issued by the Home Office UKVI - absences section:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... bookmark11