21 August 2014
Scott finished the complex process of attaining his UK residence permit. He had been planning to get this and then full citizenship since coming the UK in the 90s, but the amount of time he spent out of the UK on surveys every year prevented that…he was allowed to be out of the UK for only 90 days per year. He also ran into delays over UK and US taxes that he had neglected to pay.
Scott could now apply for British citizenship anytime after 18 August 2018, though there were still travel restrictions that might make this difficult. Specifically he could spend no more than 90 days outside the UK during the 12 months before applying, and no more than 450 days outside the UK during the previous five years.