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in the BC application guide, it mentions that if you have had more than 100 days absence from UK the case worker can, at their discretion, approve your application if you ... maintain a large part of your estate here, etc. Owning a home is given as a different point

I own my home, single, ILR holder (through HSMP/tier-1 path) and most of my money was transferred, in bits and pieces over 3-4 years, here to UK from overseas to buy my UK home. I have had 153 days holiday/personal absence from UK in the last year (less than 450 days over 5 years). I will be applying for citizenship regardless.

So I have a few questions:

(1) what is the definition applied by BA regarding 'estate' - what does it entail?
(2) how do you prove that a large part of your estate is in UK?

regarding home ownership, I guess I just mention that in my application - I don't need to provide proof right?

niteshj wrote:in the BC application guide, it mentions that if you have had more than 100 days absence from UK the case worker can, at their discretion, approve your application if you ... maintain a large part of your estate here, etc. Owning a home is given as a different point

I own my home, single, ILR holder (through HSMP/tier-1 path) and most of my money was transferred, in bits and pieces over 3-4 years, here to UK from overseas to buy my UK home. I have had 153 days holiday/personal absence from UK in the last year (less than 450 days over 5 years). I will be applying for citizenship regardless.

So I have a few questions:

(1) what is the definition applied by BA regarding 'estate' - what does it entail?
(2) how do you prove that a large part of your estate is in UK?

regarding home ownership, I guess I just mention that in my application - I don't need to provide proof right?

Provide proof of what you hold in the UK, assets include home, money and chattels (personal property). The more you have in the UK the better. Though, if you have 100% of your assets in the UK then that is all your estate.

The responsibility lies with you to provide whatever proof is necessary as your application will be at the discretion of the UKBA/caseworker due to exceeding the absence maximum.

My personal opinion would be to wait 2/3 months till your absences in the last 12 months is in the region of 90 days or less.

es·tate (-stt)
1. A landed property, usually of considerable size.
2. The whole of one's possessions, especially all the property and debts left by one at death.
3. Law The nature and extent of an owner's rights with respect to land or other property.