Originally Posted by
downsizer
Residency can be waived. Unless you've been to some "exotic" places it isn't a show stopper. However onus is on the applicant to produce police records, itineraries, addresses etc for their time abroad
I know, but it adds significant time to an already not-exactly-rapid application stream. If he does go away and then gets caught up in that when he returns he might time out before getting a chance to start training.