ILR Application eliminating absences by staying for 10+ yrs

[goldenbat6]

Hello everyone,

I couldn't seem to find a definite answer through the UKBA website and wondered whether anyone else faced a similar situation.

I am nearing 14 years of residence in the UK in January 2014; this is because I was absent from the UK for too many days for my first 10 years (from year 2000) so in order to achieve a block of continuous 10 years with less than 540 days of absence I have had to stay on.

Now that it's time for me to make the actual application I was wondering whether I should include the total period of my stay in the UK, which would be 2000 - 2014 in my application, or just the relevant 10 years of 2004 - 2014.

Also, if I took the Life in the UK test on 25 January 2012 and passed should I be retaking the test since the UKBA seems to have changed/updated the version of the test now?

Thanks in advance for your time!

Jane

[quantum1]

The form usually asks for all absences from the date you first entered the uk. I suggest you just answer it as it is. They will work out your 10 year period from dates you provide. It is their job after all.