Question re travel out of the UK
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:51 am
Hi all!
Apologies if a similar question was already answered but I wasn't able to find it...
I'm planning to soon apply for the citizenship as I have obtained the settled status over a year ago. I wanted to have a look at the application just to get an idea of what documents and info I'll need and I was a little bit taken back by the travel question. I meet the requirements of not being away for longer than 450 days but admittedly I cannot remember specific dates of every single trip I have taken over the past 7 or so years (or even the 5 years of qualifying period). I mean there are holidays abroad that I could probably more or less match to a specific date but I've taken multiple trips to visit family in Poland and Switzerland and it's not like I keep a detailed spreadsheet of all flight dates...
My question is therefore, how strict is this question? If I miss one or two trips or give an estimated rather than accurate date is this going to affect my application? I don't see how visiting family for five days in 2017 could affect my right to become British but then I would rather not waste time and money if that is something they could use against me
Thanks in advance!
Apologies if a similar question was already answered but I wasn't able to find it...
I'm planning to soon apply for the citizenship as I have obtained the settled status over a year ago. I wanted to have a look at the application just to get an idea of what documents and info I'll need and I was a little bit taken back by the travel question. I meet the requirements of not being away for longer than 450 days but admittedly I cannot remember specific dates of every single trip I have taken over the past 7 or so years (or even the 5 years of qualifying period). I mean there are holidays abroad that I could probably more or less match to a specific date but I've taken multiple trips to visit family in Poland and Switzerland and it's not like I keep a detailed spreadsheet of all flight dates...
My question is therefore, how strict is this question? If I miss one or two trips or give an estimated rather than accurate date is this going to affect my application? I don't see how visiting family for five days in 2017 could affect my right to become British but then I would rather not waste time and money if that is something they could use against me
Thanks in advance!