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Overstaying Does Not Break Lawful Residence For 10 Years Long Residence ILR
By Richmond Chambers -

This post provides an update on the current landscape of case law addressing the continuous lawful residence requirement for 10 year long residence ILR in light of the case of Hoque & Ors v Secretary of...

 State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1357. Specifically, the Court considered the construction of paragraph 276B(v) regarding disregarding of current and previous overstaying.  The Immigration Rules on...

10 year ILR applications: discretion to waive breaks in continuous residence
By Paul Richmond - Managing Partner

This is an update to an article posted earlier this year, concerning breaks in continuous residence and applications for indefinite leave to remain under paragraph 276B of the Immigration Rules (the 10...

 year ILR rule). As we noted previously, in order to qualify for settlement on the basis of long residence, applicants have to demonstrate at least 10 years continuous and lawful residence in the UK. Continuous...

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