5 years continuous period and application date

[eore]

Hi,

I'll be applying for ILR this year and have to be very specific on how I split my 5 years in the UK since I have a long absence. One possibility would be to split it with the last period being 16-11-2013 to 15-11-2014.

I would like to apply as early as possibly to get this process over with and am thinking to apply 28 days before 15 Nov. Will it be acceptable to apply end of October with a cover letter stating that I qualify for ILR on 15 Nov and list my 5 years in this way, but am applying in October already? Note that if they calculate the five 1 year periods from the application date I won't qualify due to a long absence.

[Manka10]

HO considers the 5 year period just before the application so it all comes down to when you apply, if you don't qualify for ILR then consider applying for an extension