Worried about my police clearance applications

[moonpie92]

Hi all,

Would really appreciate some input from this forum.

I have lived in three countries: Kuwait, Sri Lanka and UK. I have made a lot of short trips back and forth, eg. When I lived in Sri Lanka, I would go to kuwait for summer holidays, and vice versa when I lived in Kuwait.

My Sri Lankan police clearance application, for example, is asking me to enter all the dates I resided in Sri Lanka since birth. I’m very confused as to what to do...

-If I only specify the dates I RESIDED in Sri Lanka, I would have to leave out my short trips to Sri Lanka when I resided in Kuwait, but I’m pretty sure those short trips add up to more 6 months (and the police certificate would not cover this period)
-If I include all the dates and short trips as well, my application and resulting certificate would look very scattered. Plus, I would be very worried about accuracy because every relevant entry/exit to Sri Lanka would have to match both the Sri Lankan and kuwait police clearances...

I would really appreciate if someone could enlighten me about what to do!