asking for clarification

[LEDA]

I wounder if I can get some adivce here please.
Me and my family lived in the UK since mid 1997. My first child was born few month later (now 10 years 3 months). by the end of 2004 the home office declared that I won't qualify for visa renewal and I am regarded as an over stayer. After lengthy consultation with solicitors (14 months), I was forced to go back home to reapply again for a new entry visa. I did just that and came back with a HSMP till 2011 ( it took only 6 weeks). Dose my child qualify for the 10 years role? What happened to the 9 and half years I spent before?

[vinny]

See also Chapter 18 - Long residence, Long residence for the BIA's interpretation of the Rules (276A-276E) and Can I register as a British citizen if I was born in the United Kingdom on or after 1 January 1983 and lived there up to the age of 10?