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Absences normally disregarded only if:
a) you meet all other requirements; and
b) you have established your home, family and a substantial part of your estate here.
The safest option is to wait for 5 years from his return in UK and then apply however it's your choice.Please note: if your absences are up to 730 days we would expect you to have been resident in the UK for the last 7 years. For absences exceeding 730 days we would expect you to have been resident in the UK for the last 8 years unless the absences were a result of one of the reasons detailed in section 5A1 below
I stand corrected. As Milan69 said absence in last 5 years is counted but applicant is expected to be in UK for 7 years.mk357 wrote:Thank you very much for the replies. Yes I knew about the rules quoted by "akhurshid" but I am still confused. It says if the absences are upto 730 days then normally you should have been resident in the UK for the last seven years. Does that mean 7 years in total or 7 years from the date of first entry. Like he entered into UK with us in Jan. 2007, but had intermittent absences upto Dec. 2011. Then from Feb. 2012 he left for about 700 days and came back in Nov. 2013. So considering 7 years from the date of first entry would be well completed but not 7 years of stay in total. So are you suggesting that he should wait till Nov. 2018 before application for Naturalisation?