Thanks a lot for the advice. I wasn't sure if asking for discretion on the timing was common or not. I agree it does not seem worth the risk.

The next window is only seven days, but that should be enough if I go in on day 1!

Thanks again.

Hi, I got my ILR on 6 Sept 2010. I'd like to apply for citizenship as soon as possible. I plan to use the NCS at my council. The trouble is that I took at 12 day trip out of the UK starting 8 Sept 2006, so I would not have been in UK exactly 5 years before starting on the 8th which is when the HO sh...