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Settlement as a Sole Representative Visa Holder
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The Representative of an Overseas Business category was closed on 11 April 2022, but many individuals who are already in the Sole Representative route will be looking to extend their leave or apply for indefinite...

 leave to remain (ILR). In this post, we provide an overview of the requirements when applying for settlement on the Sole Representative of an Overseas Business route. We have also included brief information...

Applying for ILR as a Dependant on Business Routes
By Isabella Reynard - Immigration Barrister

If your partner or parent is in the UK on a business/work route and you have accompanied them as a dependant, you may be eligible to apply to ‘settle’ in the UK, also known as obtaining indefinite leave to...

 remain. In this post, we will navigate through the intricacies of settling in the UK as a dependant, shedding light on the various business immigration routes available and the specific requirements each...

Update on Returning Resident Visa Rules (October 2023)
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In September 2022, we presented a comprehensive guide on the ‘UK Returning Resident Visa’ in two parts, Part 1 and Part 2. These posts shed light on the intricacies of returning to the UK for those whose...

 indefinite permission to enter or stay had lapsed. However, significant changes have taken place in the immigration landscape in the year 2023. The Immigration Rules for returning residents, originally...

Applying for ILR as a Dependant of a Skilled Worker
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

In this post, we answer some of the questions that are most frequently asked when applying for indefinite leave to remain as a dependent partner or a dependent child of a Skilled Worker.  Who qualifies as a Skilled...

 Worker Dependant? The Home Office Guidance states that the dependants can include: Spouses; Civil partners;  Partners who are not married or in a civil partnership; Dependent children under the age of...

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...

Updated UK Returning Resident Visa Rules 2023
By Alexandra Pease - Barrister Partner

In September 2022 we published ‘UK Returning Resident Visa – A Practical Guide’ in two parts: part 1 and part 2.  This post examines the recent changes to this category and updates the previous articles.  Prior...

 to 2023 the Immigration Rules for returning residents were amended in 2018. What Are the Rules for Returning Residents? If you held Indefinite Leave to Enter or Remain when you last left...

ILR in the UK Based on Family Relationships
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

In this post, we provide an overview of the routes to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) or settlement not covered in the first of our  two blog posts: Quickest Ways to Get ILR in the UK and 5 Year Work and Business...

 Routes to Settlement in the UK. This post will consider the 5 year routes to settlement which are based on family relationships, other routes and the 10 year long residence route to settlement in the UK....

5 Year Work and Business Routes to Settlement in the UK
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

In this post, we provide an overview of the other UK immigration routes to indefinite leave to remain (ILR) not covered in our Quickest Ways to Get ILR in the UK blog. This post will consider the 5 and 10 year...

 routes to settlement. The 20 year route to ILR has recently been explained here. The 5 Year Routes to Settlement in the UK Global Talent Route This indefinite leave to remain route has been covered in the...

Settlement in the UK on the 20 Year Private Life Route
By Richmond Chambers -

For many immigrants in the UK, the ultimate goal is to obtain ‘long-term settlement’ or ‘permanent residence’, known as Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the Immigration Rules. ILR is generally obtained...

 through an extended period of residence in the UK. Often this is where applicants have spent three or five years on a particular work or business route, as a spouse or on an ancestry visa and an article...

The Quickest Ways to Get ILR in the UK
By Taya Sayekaya - Immigration Barrister

In this first or two posts, we provide an overview of the quickest ways to obtain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status in the UK. Other routes, such as the 5, 10, 20 year routes to settlement and how dependants...

 on these routes can obtain ILR status will be looked at in posts to follow. What Is Indefinite Leave to Remain? Indefinite leave to remain status allows one to live and work in the UK without needing to...

Why Do I Need a BRP Card?
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

We are currently receiving many enquiries about the need for Biometric Residence Permits or cards (BRPs) from people who have held indefinite leave to remain for many years, often evidenced by stamps in...

 expired or lost passports.  For instance, it may come as a surprise to many to discover that a BRP card may be requested, even by current employers, to prove the right to work in the UK.   This post explains the...

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...
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