5 years requirement

[namoamitabha]

Hi,

I got a question about this clause in the requirement:

"You should have lived in the UK for at least 5 years before the date of your application."


I lived in the UK for 10 years, during that period I seldom travel outside UK at all and I also managed to obtain my ILR. However, more than 1 year after getting my ILR, I have to leave UK and I didn't apply for British Citizen at that time due to some urgent unforeseen circumstances. In any case, I am now back to the UK with my previous ILR visa. My question is that, can my past 10 years living in the UK count for above requirement? Or do I have to start counting that 5 years based on my most recent 5 years of living here again? Many thanks.

[CR001]

You appear to have been granted ILR in 2011.

What are the exact dates you left the UK and then returned??

What is your absence in the last 5 years?

For Citizenship applications, it is the 5 years immediately before the date of application that is relevant.