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Are You Suitable for Family Settlement (ILR) in the UK? (Part 2)

This is the second part of a two-part series on the suitability requirements for settlement or indefinite leave to remain (ILR) applications in the UK.

Proposed Changes to ILR: What UK Businesses Need to Know

In This Article 1. Legal Implications of a 10-Year Route to Indefinite Leave to Remain 2. Practical Challenges for Employers and Sponsored Workers 3. Uncertainty Around Implementation: No Transitional Provisions...

UK to Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights from the 2025 White Paper

The UK Government’s White Paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System, presented to Parliament in May 2025, proposes the most significant changes to legal migration in over a decade, aiming to reduce migration and tighten visa eligibility.

Parent of a Child Visa: Settlement Eligibility and Requirements

In This Article 1. Overview of the Parent of a Child Visa and Settlement (ILR) Eligibility 2. Parental Relationship Requirement for ILR 3. Sole Responsibility Requirement for Settlement 4. Demonstrating Direct Access...

10-Year Long Residence ILR: A Guide to Settlement

If you have been in the UK for 10 years, you  may be eligible to submit an application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under the 10-Year...

10 Year ILR Based on Historic Long Residence

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...

Visit Visas and 10 Years Long Residence ILR

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...

Long Residence ILR Application Top Tips

If you have been living continuously and lawfully in the UK for 10 years, you may be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) on the basis of long residence. This post is designed to give some practical...

What Does 18 Months Mean for Long Residence ILR?

In the recent decision of Chang (paragraph 276A(a)(v); 18 months?) [2021] UKUT 65 (IAC), the Upper Tribunal determined that “18 months” means 548 days in the context of paragraph 276A(a) (v) of the Immigration...

Long Residence ILR: Continuous Lawful Residence

This is our fourth blog in a series of blogs written 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...