Forgot to mention about those folks who come under the 5 year rule.

For those eligible under the 5 year residency rules they will need to have been:-

- in the UK on the date five years prior to the date the application is received in the Home Office and
- had no more than 450 days of absence from UK during the five year qualifying period and
- had no more than 90 days of absence from UK during the last 12 months of the five year qualifying period