It sucks they changed the rule retroactively. But why didn't you just get a passport? Either now or then you'd be entitled to citizenship quite easily and there

It sucks they changed the rule retroactively. But why didn't you just get a passport? Either now or then you'd be entitled to citizenship quite easily and there's not really downside like different tax status or military service. I went ILR to citizen a few years ago and it was pretty painless.