do I need to be within the 90 or does being in the 100 days suffice? I think you need to be within the 90, because going to 100 is already an exercise of discretion. The general rule-of-thumb is that discretion is only exercised on disregarding one requirement. If multiple requirements are not met ...

Out of curiosity, how did you do a Subject access request to find out the days you were absent from the country? Who did you ask? I know the Home Office does allow for exceptions, but you will have to carefully explain and prove the reasons for your absences when you ask for discretion. Also you ...

Hi everyone, I'm an EU national with ILR/Settled Status from March 2021 so am able to apply for naturalisation on that basis. I have just received my Subject Access Request and am disappointed to find I have been out of the UK for 501 days in the past 5 years and 93 days in the previous 12 months. I ...