Indefinite Leave to Remain

Indefinite Leave to Remain is how you settle in the UK. it gives you the right to live, work, and study here for as long as you like, and apply for benefits if you are eligible. You can use it to apply for British Citizenship.

The diverse ways to apply are:

If you work in the UK

You may be able to apply if you have a work visa.

You must usually have lived and worked in the UK for 5 years. If you have a tier 1 visa, it can be 2 or 3 years. If you have an Innovator or Global Talent visa, it can be 3 years.

You may also need to meet the salary or financial requirements - this depends on your visa.

How you apply depends on whether you:

• have a tier 2, T2, International Sportsperson or Skilled Worker visa
• have a Global Talent, Tier 1 Entrepreneur, or Investor visa
• have an Innovator visa
• represent an overseas business
• have a Turkish Worker or Businessperson visa
• are a private servant in a diplomatic householdwith an International Agreement visa, or a domestic worker

If you have family in the UK

You may be able to apply if you have a partner, parent, or child or other relative settled in the UK - either as a British citizen or a person with indefinite leave to remain.

How you apply depends on which visa you have and how your family member settled.

There are other ways to apply if:

• your partner has died
• your relationship ended because of domestic violence

If you have lived in the UK for 10 years

You may be able to apply if you’ve been living here for 10 years or more.

There’s a different way to apply if you have a visa that’s on the basis of your private life. Applications open in June 2022.

If you are a Commonwealth Citizen

You can apply if you’ve been living in the UK for 5 years on a UK Ancestry visa.

Some Commonwealth citizens have ‘right of abode’ in the UK. This means you can live or work in the UK without immigration restrictions. Check if you can apply to prove you have right of abode in the UK.

You may be eligible for citizenship instead, for example by applying under the Windrush scheme.

Other ways to apply:

• If you are a refugee or have humanitarian protection or discretionary leave
• If you are returning to the UK having previously had Indefinite Leave to Remain
• In you have served in the Armed Forces

How to Apply

If you wish to apply, talk with our team who will advise you on your position and complete the form and collect any necessary documentation from you that will help make the application successful.

Why choose Hallmark Solicitors

Our team will collaborate with you to make sure that your application is filled in correctly and that all the correct supporting documents are provided. We will also provide a supporting letter setting out your circumstances in detail to Home Office. This will put the Application in the best position on submission.

To give your visa application the best chance of success, and to reduce your stress, please contact our solicitors on 01482 616 616 or via our online contact form and we will get back to you.