NIA does not count the 183 days from Jan 1st to Dec 31st

I think it was mainly yyy, and a few others, he did say to check with NIA though, so glad I did.

The main thing that surprised me is that it’s not counted from when you were issued your residency, but is instead counted backwards from the date you apply for the naturalisation or PR, seems strange.

Can’t speak on the APRC “5 year rule”, I am going down the spouse of an ROC national route.