I noticed the exact same issue. Links from google are not working anymore because the URLs have changed. Essentially, if you come from a search engine, the forum is broken.

Update in case it helps anyone: I decided to apply (without an agent) and the application was approved 2 months after the Supporting information was submitted to UKVI. It turns out, as I had correctly argued in the posts above, that the pandemic clause isn't a black-and-white issue (where you either ...

The thread was locked, and has been unlocked approx 15 minutes ago by alterhase58

I'll post the update there, thanks.

Please post it here. Presumably you got approved? Why should I post it here when there's already a thread for it? The idea behind a forum thread is to keep information in one place, rather than scattered. This is especially relevant in this forum, where application updates and timelines may take ...

Hi, I had a thread about the excess absences in the qualifying period due to covid (British citizenship application)

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I then applied and I got a decision, however the thread is locked so I can't provide an update in case it helps anyone

I haven't decided yet if I will apply, I will decide after searching for an expert solicitor that has dealt with similar cases (covid absences discretion during qualifying period) and see what they say, meanwhile, thanks for offering your insight, and happy Christmas! Also: If anyone used the ...

As I have explained I don't believe that your case would qualify for discretion under the pandemic or compassionate reasons Thanks for sharing your view. Based on what I read from Immigration solicitors, I don't think the discretion for the pandemic-related absences is as black-and-white as you ...

If that is the case, I am sorry but it seems you don't respect the requirement of future intentions to live in the UK. Naturalisation is an application with a number of requirements and it's elective, not compulsory, if you don't intend to make the UK your future home and you have more than the ...

The second (Guidance Naturalisation as a British citizen by discretion), says that for my absence days, discretion could still apply if any of those 3 options (cited above) applies, and one of those 3 options is the 7 years residency you mentioned, the others are the compassionate reason and the ...

I realised you did post exactly how many absences you have and the maximum number of absences normally disregarded is 480, not 500 - apologies. If you applied now you would need to have 7 years of continuous residence, but you were abroad in 2017, so you don't meet that requirement. I think to ...

Just one point: I am considering applying for British Naturalization based on the time-window between January 2019 and January 2023, You can't select the residency period for naturalisation - it's 5 years working back from the application date, unless I am misunderstanding this your statement ...

My situation: - Italian Passport. - Moved in the UK in 2009. - 2013: Graduated (BSc) in a London University in Computer Science (if that matters for my connections with the UK) - Spent from September 2015 to November 2018 working abroad (Czech Republic). - Came back to the UK in November 2018 ...