Congrats smoothrun, what a huge relief for you.
Chorc - my application is very similar to smoothrun, actually almost the same. No dependants, 14 years of documentation ensuring that every single month was accounted for. Education, tax statements, payslips, etc; along with 3 characters references and a lengthy statement from me outlining my personal history.
Maybe your application is taking a little longer because you do have dependants on your application. Have you considered that your solicitor may be sitting on your ILR response? Given what you've said about him/her it's more than likely. Give them a call, give UKBA a call and as smoothrun advised contact your MP again, request a face-to-face appointment so you can outline your circumstances in person so he can see you as a person with real emotions not just some query.
Regarding citizenship, it is the full 5 years as we have in breach of immigration rules. After a year if won't hurt to contact the appropriate department of UKBA to ascertain if you are eligible or not. Bearing in mind this current Government is threatening to change the immigration laws:
Residential requirements:
To demonstrate the residential requirements for naturalisation, you must have:
been resident in the UK for at least five years (this is known as the residential qualifying period); and
been present in the UK five years before the date of your application; and
not spent more than 450 days outside the UK during the five-year period; and
not spent more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months of the five-year period; and
not been in breach of the Immigration Rules at any stage during the five-year period.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... uirements/
Chorc - I sincerely hope it's good news soon.
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