Me and my wife intend to apply for naturalisation in Dec 2009 by which time I complete 6 years in UK. My wife entered the country in Mar 2005 which means she will be 3 months short to 5 years by that time. Can we still apply for naturalisation in Dec 2009 or wait for my wife to complete exactly 5 years?
Home Office website excert
Start of the residential qualifying period
The residential qualifying period will be worked out from the day we receive your application. Most unsuccessful applications fail because the applicant was not present in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the residential qualifying period. You must make sure you meet this requirement before you make your application. For example, if we received your application on 25 November 2005, you would have to show that you were in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2000.
You cannot count time you have spent in the United Kingdom while exempt from immigration control as part of the residential qualifying period. If you are in the United Kingdom as a diplomat or as a member of visiting armed forces or if you are in any place of detention, you would be considered exempt from immigration control. This time would be treated as absence from the United Kingdom.
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