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Life in the UK Test - What Is It and When Is It Required?
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In This Article 1. Introduction to the Life in the UK Test 2. Exemptions from the Life in the UK Test 3. Booking the Test 4. Structure of the Test 5. Preparing for the Test 6. Failing the Test 7. Past Investigation...

 into the Life in the UK Test 8. Review and Reform 9. Conclusion 10. Contact Our Immigration Barristers 11. Frequently Asked Questions 12. Glossary 13. Additional Resources 1. Introduction to the Life in...

10-Year Long Residence ILR: A Guide to Settlement
By Sophie Gibson - Legal Associate

In This Article 1. What Is 10-Year Long Residence ILR? 2. Continuous Residence Defined for 10-Year Long Residence ILR 3. Absence Rules for 10-Year Long Residence ILR 4. What if I Have Excess Absences? 5....

 Other Breaks in Continuous Residence: What to Avoid 6. When Does the Qualifying Period Start for 10-Year Long Residence ILR 7. When Can I Apply for Long Residence ILR? 8. Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK...

What Is the Quickest Way to Settle in the UK?
By Gillian McCall - Barrister Partner

In This Article 1. Settlement Routes for Persons Entering the UK 2. Settle In the UK After 2 Years 3. Settle In the UK After 3 Years 4. Settle In the UK After 5 Years 5. Settlement Routes for Persons Already...

 in the UK 6. Settlement on the Basis of Long Residence 7. Applying for British Citizenship 8. Contact Our Immigration Barristers 1. Settlement Routes for Persons Entering the UK Often people want to come to the...

New Guidance Clarifies Long Residence ILR 548-Day Absence Rule
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Until 11 April 2024, 10 Year Long Residence Indefinite Leave to Remain applications required absences from the UK of no more than 18 months (548 days) in total, and 6 months (184 days) at one time.  On 11 April...

 2024, as discussed in my earlier post, the UK Home Office made Big Changes to the 10 Year Long Residence ILR Rules.  Since 11 April 2024, there has been confusion and many hoped that the 548 day limit had...

Big Changes to the 10 Year Long Residence ILR Rules
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Since 11 April 2024, there has been a(nother) new Appendix to the Immigration Rules: Appendix Long Residence.   The Long Residence indefinite leave to remain route is for a person who has lived in the UK lawfully...

 and continuously for 10 years or more.  Long had the ‘long residence’ provisions been hidden in an all but abandoned section of the numbered Immigration Rules, and this route had been much litigated...

Supreme Court Weighs in on Long Residence, Validity and Section 3C
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

In R (on the application of Afzal) & R (on the application of Iyieke) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] UKSC 46 the Supreme Court considered matters arising from two applications for indefinite...

 leave to remain in the UK on the basis of long residence, often referred to as 10 years continuous lawful residence. Issue 1 – Failure to pay the IHS – invalidity – section 3C The first...

Indefinite Leave to Remain ILR: A Complete Guide
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

Not quite citizenship, and yet more than just a visa … the status of Indefinite Leave to Remain or ILR has its own specific characteristics. In this post, we take a look at some of the most frequently...

 asked questions from those who have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain status, including how to prove it, the rights that it gives you, and how it can be lost or maintained.  What is ILR? Indefinite Leave...

10 Years Long Residence ILR Application Guide
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

The 10 years 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.  In this post, we look at the requirements...

 for a successful application for ILR on the basis of 10 years long residence. Requirements For 10 Years Long Residence ILR In order to make a successful application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR)...

Long Residence ILR: Section 3C & Paragraph 39E
By Richmond Chambers -

This is the third post in a series of blogs regarding recent developments in case law on overstaying and applying for settlement, also known as indefinite leave to remain (‘ILR’), on the basis of 10 years long...

 residence.  The first and second post, provided an in-depth exploration of the recent cases on the interpretation of 10 years of continuous lawful residence. This blog post will explain the provisions of...

10 Year ILR Based on Historic Long Residence
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

We are often asked when an entitlement to apply for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years’ long residence in the UK expires.  Or, put another way, can an application for ILR be made on the basis of historic...

 long residence? The answer to these questions can be found in the Long Residence Indefinite Leave to Remain guidance:- “Once an applicant has built up a period of 10 years’ continuous lawful residence,...

Visit Visas and 10 Years Long Residence ILR
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

The 10 years 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. This post provides an update in the case...

 law addressing continuous lawful residence requirement for 10 year long residence ILR in light of the case of R (Mungur) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1076. Specifically the...

Overstaying and 10 Years Long Residence ILR
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

In order to qualify for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK on the ground of long residence, applicants need to satisfy UK Visas and Immigration that they have spent a period of at least 10 years residing...

 in the UK continuously and lawfully.  In two recent cases, the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal have looked at overstaying and 10 years long residence ILR, with a particular focus on overstaying between...
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