I need some help when I should lodging my citizenship application, since there lot of confusion using the online calculator.
Here are my entry dates and absence dates:
Lawful residency: 19/04/2010
Permanent residency: 17/03/2010
From the online residency calculator, tells me that I am already eligible. However, based on the rules and legislation, I think the calculator may not be accurate with calculating the eligibility since it does not take into consideration the absence from the country for more than 1 years (in the last 4 years). Is my understanding correct? What should be my "Intended lodgement" date?
The applicant should not go out of the country for more 3 months in the 4 year, just before the citizenship application. For this I am planning on traveling for 93 days on work starting Aug 2019.
Absences:
01 Apr 2010 to 07 May 2012
07 Jul 2013 to 19 Sep 2013
22 Oct 2013 to 19 Nov 2013
27 May 2014 to 25 July 2016 ==> Out of the country for 2 years (the 4 year period starts here on re-entry)
02 Sep 2016 to 01 Oct 2016
15 Nov 2016 to 30 Nov 2016
13 Sep 2017 to 02 Oct 2017
23 Apr 2018 to 31 Apr 2018
01 July 2018 to 02 Sep 2018
09 Aug 2018 to 10 Nov 2019 ==> Upcoming trip for 91 days. Safe to travel, if Iam lodging the app during Sep 2020
With the 4 year rule is the expected lodgement date Aug 1, 2020 correct, since I reentered Australia during 31 July 2016 (after living outside for 2 years).
Now assuming if I lodge the application after a month later during in Sept 2020. does this impact my eligibility requirement of not staying outside the country for more than 3 months in the last 12 months? Please advise. I would like to know if it's ok to travel for 3 months and 1 day because of family and work commitments during this year.