I suggest you leave that the Facebook group as they gave you nonsensical incorrect advice.
For skilled workers and their dependents, the appendix continuous residence of the immigration rules tells you how the continuous residence should be calculated. There is no need to produce any evidence either.
This is what the official guide on appendix continuous residence says:
Counting the continuous residence period
Where a person is applying for settlement as soon as they qualify you will need to
calculate their period of continuous residence. See Check immigration history
section of this guidance on how to calculate the period of continuous residence.
In these instances, you must establish the date the applicant was granted entry
clearance. The time between the grant of entry clearance and the date of arrival is a
period during which they had permission on that route and should be treated as a
period of lawful residence. In these instances, you must establish the date the
applicant entered the UK. The time between the grant of entry clearance and the
date they entered the UK counts towards the total of absences.
Where the applicant is applying on the basis that they were born in the UK,
continuous residence is calculated from their date of birth.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... ce__1_.pdfAdvice is given based on my personal research and experience only. Do NOT contact me via private message for immigration advice
