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Long Residence ILR Application Top Tips
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

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...

 tips when preparing for a long residence ILR application. Know the requirements for 10 year Long Residence ILR To be eligible for indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of long residence, the...

What Does 18 Months Mean for Long Residence ILR?
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

 Rules. In this post we explore what effect that has on applications for indefinite leave to remain in the UK on the basis of 10 years long residence. Why is the meaning of ’18 months’ important...

10 Year ILR Long Residence: Absences from the UK
By Geraldine Peterson - Immigration Barrister

Potential applicants for indefinite leave to remain under the long residence provisions are likely, as they approach the 10 year qualification period, to be charting the days they have been absent from the UK in...

 order to ensure that they meet the residence requirements.  In this post we look at the continuous residence requirement for a 10 year ILR application and the recent decision of the Upper Tribunal in Chang...

Home Office U-turn: Section 3C Leave Can Resurrect
By Alex Papasotiriou - Immigration Barrister

Almost 3 years ago, I wrote this article regarding the operation of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971, in circumstances where leave extended by virtue of that section has ended by a decision that is subsequently...

 withdrawn or quashed, as well as the Home Office’s position on the matter.  According to established public law principles, an unlawful decision has no legal effect, provided that it is quashed by...

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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