PERMANENT RESIDENCY/INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN/SETTLEMENT VISA

• A settlement visa, also commonly known as Indefinite Leave to Remain, allows applicants to live and work in the UK without restriction. ILR status entitles applicants to naturalise as British citizens.

QUALIFYING FOR INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN

• You can qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under several visa categories after living in the UK for a specified period. The qualifying period depends on your current visa category and status in the UK.
• There are various routes to ILR qualification. Some applicants can apply for ILR after 2 years, while the majority can do so after 5 years of residence if all other requirements are met. There is also a 10-year route for people who lived in the UK lawfully for a continuous period of 10 years. Still others qualify under the 20-year route where both lawful and unlawful residence has taken place.

APPLYING FOR INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN

• An application for Indefinite Leave to Remain is the final hurdle before becoming a British Citizen. In practice, however, most applications are submitted so close to the expiry of the visa that the applicant ends up getting only “one shot.” There have been cases where applicants were required to leave the UK and start their period of continuous residence from scratch, following an ILR application refusal. 
• Our expert advisors have over 10 years’ experience in Immigration, during which time they have encountered and resolved many complex cases.
• We can help prepare settlement applications in all categories and through a combination of different routes if necessary. Here are some of the most common settlement applications we encounter daily:

Settlement for Tier 1 (General)

Settlement for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur)

Settlement for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) – Accelerated route

Settlement for Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent)

Settlement for Tier 1 (Investor)

Settlement for Tier (Investor)- Accelerated route

Settlement for Tier 2 (General)

Settlement for PBS Dependent route

Settlement – Representative of an overseas business visa

Settlement – 10 Long Residence basis

Settlement via bereaved partner route

Settlement via ancestry route