trouble is it is likely both my husband and I will be called to travel often for work purposes in the future, so I really wanted to get this out of the way as soon as possible.. If you keep travelling at this rate, things won't get better so you might want to bite the £850 bullet and try. You will ...

Hang on you've been away for 350 days in the last 365 days. i.e you have been in the UK for 15 days in the last 365 days..methinks that will qualify as 'simply too big to disregard' in many a situation regardless of endeavour. Ugh I know :( Things unlikely to improve by much in the next two years, ...

I would wait 9 months (or until the absences in the last year are less than 100) and apply then on your own merits. The reason is that with 350 absence days in the last year, you are most likely face a refusal either way you apply. Assuming your other absences are less than 100 days in the 5 years,...

Hi all, I am in a position where I can choose to apply for citizenship on basis of 5yr residence ( HSMP + Tier 1) + 1 yr ILR, or based on marriage to a British Citizen. I suppose it's good to have a choice! The thing is, I will also have to apply for discretion to disregard absences from the UK, as ...

Hi all, I am in a position where I can choose to apply for citizenship on basis of 5yr residence ( HSMP + Tier 1) + 1 yr ILR, or based on marriage to a British Citizen. I suppose it's good to have a choice! The thing, I will also have to apply for discretion to disregard absences from the UK, as I h...