Naturalisation Application 3 years route and absences

[jafferdeen]

hi
My friend's husband is Indian national. He got his ILR as spouse in July 2016.His wife is British national.

As being a partner of British citizen he was eligible to apply for naturalisation after 3 years of his ILR which was possible in June 2019.But he wants to apply now. But he was out of country in 2017 for more than 180 days .
Question:
Can husband only use last 3 years to apply for his naturalisation as partner of BC or as he has already 5 years of ILR the Home Office will need to see his last 5 years absences ?
if he use last 3 years he meets the absence requirements and if 5 years then there are more absences than actually permitted .

Please guide

[manci]

Can husband only use last 3 years to apply for his naturalisation as partner of BC

Yes.
From the guidance:
To satisfy the residence requirement you should not have been absent for more than
90 days in the last 12 months. If you are married to or in a civil partnership with a British
citizen, the total number of days absence for the whole 3-year period should not exceed
270

[jafferdeen]

will Home Office will only take last 3 years into account ? instead of 5 years as it has already 5 years

[alterhase58]

For spouse it's 3 years residency (counting back from the date of application) - they do not revisit what you have submitted for 5 years ILR under immigration rules - naturalisation is not an immigration application.