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Read MoreVisa holders in the UK can apply to settle permanently, also known as obtaining indefinite leave to remain. When a visa holder can apply to settle permanently depends on the specific visa route they are on.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve been in the UK legally for 10 continuous years (known as ‘long residence’).
In order to make an application for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of ten years long residence, you must be able to demonstrate that:
Applications for settlement on the basis of ten years long residence must be made from within the UK.
If you’re looking for advice on indefinite leave to remain, get in touch with our expert lawyers today.
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Any visa holder who is soon to reach 10 years in the UK, having held visas continuously throughout this 10 year period, will likely wish to apply under this route. Some visa routes allow settlement after three or five years on a particular visa route, for example the Global Talent, Skilled Worker, partner visa routes. Other visa routes do not lead to settlement but the time spent on those routes can be used to apply for settlement under the long residence route. Student visas, Graduate visas, Temporary Work visas are common examples.
After being granted indefinite leave to remain, you can apply to become a British citizen after having held indefinite leave to remain for 12 months or immediately if you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen.
After five years on the Skilled Worker visa route you can apply to settle permanently. You will require to show:
After being granted indefinite leave to remain, you can apply to become a British citizen after having held indefinite leave to remain for 12 months or immediately if you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen.
You can apply to settle permanently after three years if you were endorsed by either:
You can apply to settle permanently after five years if you were endorsed by the Arts Council England or Tech Nation as an emerging leader (‘exceptional promise’).
If you did not need an endorsement for your visa because you had won an eligible award, you can apply after three years.
After being granted indefinite leave to remain, you can apply to become a British citizen after having held indefinite leave to remain for 12 months or immediately if you are married or in a civil partnership with a British citizen.
You can apply to settle permanently after spending five continuous years in the UK on a UK Ancestry visa. In most cases you must have spent no more than 180 days outside the UK in any 12 month period. You will also require to show you:
If you’re looking for advice on indefinite leave to remain, get in touch with our expert lawyers today.
Contact us on 0131 270 7700, visit our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian, Shetland or Orkney, or fill in our enquiry form to request a call back.