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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...

ILR After 5 Years Residence in the UK
By Stefania Patuto - Immigration Barrister

In This Article 1. Introduction 2. Indefinite Leave to Remain ILR After 5 Years 3. Indefinite Leave to Remain After Less Than 5 Years 4. ILR After 5 Years by Combining Different Immigration Categories 5. ILR...

 180 Day Rule 6. Calculating the 180 Day ILR Rule 7. Excessive Absences and the ILR 180 Day Rule 8. British Citizenship after ILR 9. Contact Our ILR Application Immigration Lawyers 10. Frequently Asked...

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...

Requirements for Indefinite Leave as a Spouse
By Dr. Catherine Taroni - Immigration Barrister

Spouses or partners of British or settled persons can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK up to 28 days before they reach 60 months in the UK with leave as a partner so long as they have been granted...

 leave in the 5 year route.   ILR applications can be processed very quickly – the super priority service is available for a fee and offers 24 hour processing by the Home Office. Requirements in an ILR...

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...

High Court Considers Domestic Violence Victims Abandoned Abroad
By Thomas Hill - Immigration Barrister

In the recent case of R (AM) v SSHD [2022] EWHC 2591 (Admin), the High Court  addressed an underpublicized form of domestic abuse, known to campaigners as ‘transnational marriage abandonment’. The case involved...

 a Pakistani woman resident in the UK, who had been left stranded in Pakistan and separated from her two-year-old child after being abandoned on what was supposedly a family holiday by her abusive...

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...

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR): Frequently Asked Questions
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

Not quite British citizenship, and yet more than just a visa…the status of ‘Indefinite Leave to Remain’ 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 this status, including how to prove it, the rights that it gives you, and how it can be lost or maintained.  Q: What is ILR? A: Indefinite Leave to Remain...

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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