January 9, 2020
Applicants who stays in the UK for 10 years or more asking us what the requirements for a successful application are.
Long residence route to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) provides a route to settlement based on continuous lawful residence in the UK for a period of 10 years.
Applicant needs to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration in order to make a successful application and obtain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) on the ground of 10 years long residence, all of the following below:
In order to qualify for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of the 10 years long residence rule, applicant must have at least 10 years continuous lawful residence in the UK. This can include periods including temporary admission and periods where they have enjoyed section 3C leave.
Lawful residence includes a period with:
Continuous residence will be broken for the purpose of a 10 years long residence ILR application if the applicant has:
Applicant must follow the requirements for an application for ILR based on 10 years continuous and lawful long residence, based below:
Applicant must have all evidence in order to make successful application to Home Office, so it will consider their application for ILR, Home Office will consider any UK exit and entry stamps in applicant’s passports and landing cards. Only full days will count as absences and there is no need to include any days on which applicant entered or departed the UK.
There are some of the documents to demonstrate their continued residence in the UK, including but not limited to:
If applicant’s aged 18 and 65 years old, their 10 years long residence ILR application must demonstrate that they have sufficient knowledge of the English language and have passed the Life in the UK test. The current Home Office fee for an application for ILR on the basis of the 10 years long residence rule is £2,389.
Once applicant has been granted indefinite leave to remain, it will not expire, unless if they spend more than 2 years outside the UK then they may lose ILR.
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