UK Citizenship : Maximum Time out

[Sppoky]

Hi,
I was just wondering how they can check what is the maximum time out spent over five year of residence in England (apparently 450 days out)?
If one is on a 5y work permit but is required to travel frequently to Paris for example, does that count as time of absence from the UK ? How can they check since they don't stamp the passport on the way out but only on the way in ?
Thanks a lot for your help.

[JAJ]

If they have any doubts it will be up to you to prove you meet the residence requirement, not the other way around.

There is some scope for discretion on the 450 days, outlined in the Nationality Instructions.

By the way, England isn't the only place in which you can accumulate residence for naturalisation purposes. Naturalisation confers British citizenship, not English.

[Dawie]

If they have any doubts it will be up to you to prove you meet the residence requirement, not the other way around.

There is some scope for discretion on the 450 days, outlined in the Nationality Instructions.

By the way, England isn't the only place in which you can accumulate residence for naturalisation purposes. Naturalisation confers British citizenship, not English.

Actually you are wrong. Where there is any doubt whether or not a candidate meets the residence requirement (for example, missing stamps, etc), the benefit of the doubt will be given to the candidate.

This is clearly stated in the caseworker guidance notes:

http://uk.sitestat.com/homeoffice/ind/s ... iew=Binary

[meggles]

i'm in the same boat. i'm keeping a list of all the dates that i travel for work. i'm having my employer sign a letter stating that these trips were for essential business. should be fine.

[ppron747]

.....Actually you are wrong. Where there is any doubt whether or not a candidate meets the residence requirement (for example, missing stamps, etc), the benefit of the doubt will be given to the candidate.

This is clearly stated in the caseworker guidance notes:

http://uk.sitestat.com/homeoffice/ind/s ... iew=Binary

I think it's a bit of each, really -

NB. Passports will not necessarily be stamped to show embarkation from the United Kingdom. In these and other circumstances (e.g. involving lost or stolen passports), applicants should be given the benefit of any doubt where claimed absences cannot be otherwise verified but are within the limits we would normally allow and there are no grounds to doubt the accuracy of the claim.