I will keep it to the point. I gained ILR on 25th March 2021 (10 year long residence route).
Therefore, I am eligible to apply for Naturalisation by 25th March 2022 , provided I wasn't out > 90 days in those 12 months.
However, I was - I was in India from 26th May 2022 - 14th Jan 2022 (233 days or 7mo 19days to be precise) *visited family and also got married in December during this visit*
- Q1:
I was also in the country on the 17th October 2017, for that bit of the rules.
- Q2:
If I am missing a trick, please do guide, as I want to get naturalisation asap, to enable spouse visa application for my wife who is not in the UK yet.