Section 5.A residence in the UK for PR

[NicolettaL]

Hi
Here is a straight question:
I am Italian, resident in the UK since 2004 and married to a British man since 2007.
I am preparing the application to get a document certifying my permanent residence.

In section 5.A, it seems I have to declare all my trips, and my husband's trips, since... the date when I entered the UK? 2004?
Or can I do this long listing since 2007 only (when we married)?
Or can I do this solely since 2010, that means five years ago?

I have already prepared the latter for the citizenship application, which now has gone to hold since I need first to apply for the PR.

However, the PR form is not clear and it seems crazy having to go back to 2004 for all our holidays' trips.
Can anyone help?

Thanks a lot
Nicoletta

[ohara]

Legally this isn't required, I entered the UK in 1991 and it would be absurd for me to list every single absence since then (mainly because I don't even remember most of them).

You only need to list your absences from the beginning of your qualifying period to present day.

You will have gained PR after 5 years of exercising treaty rights. If you intend to apply for naturalisation immediately after receiving the PR document, you must use a qualifying period which ended at least 12 months prior to the date you submitted the application. Therefore it is advisable to use a period ending in December 2014 at the latest.

[LilyLalilu]

Yes, just list the absences for your qualifying period. One of the forum members did exactly that and received their DCPR without issues.