Indefinite Leave to Remain or settlement, What is it-Eligibility for Same day visa service or fast track premium service with Home Office appointments
Indefinite Leave To Remain - Benefits
Unlike a work permit where it would depend upon the offer of employment and the length of period granted for stay in the UK, Indefinite Leave to Remain imposes no time limit on the individual. Also there are no immigration restrictions upon the business or work the person is undertaking.
Indefinite Leave To Remain - Duration
As mentioned above there is no time limit on indefinite leave to remain, however it is always recommended that a person on ILR status should not spend more than two years outside of the United Kingdom. A UK resident on indefinite leave to remain should consider the UK as their home and if the individual only spends short periods of time in the UK this may lead to them losing their ILR status. A person on ILR in the UK may become eligible for British Naturalisation to the UK if they meet the requirements for citizenship.
Indefinite Leave To Remain - Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for Indefinite Leave To Remain, the applicant must have settled status in the UK. This commonly means that the applicant has been living in the UK on the same visa class for a minimum of four years (not including student visa).
The exception to this rule would be individuals who are on a Defacto (Unmarried partner visa) or aMarriage Visathese people would require only two years and for periods of exceptionally long residency in the UK, this could be 10 years legally in the UK on varying visa statuses or 14 years as a combination of legal and illegal residency.
Visa options that can lead to applying for permanent residency in the UK include:
Marriages decfacto- After 2 years
EU Nationals - After 5 years
Tier 1 - Tier 2- After 5 years
Long Residency - After 10 years as a legal UK resident or after 14 years if the applicant has been in the UK a total of over 14 years illegally and legally.
Indefinite Leave To Remain - and Marriage in Britain
If you successfully obtain for Indefinite Leave To Remain or permanent residency, you will not have restrictions to the work that you undertake and there will be no conditions or time limits on your stay in the UK.
Once you have permanent residency / indefinite leave to remain you will also have access to public benefits where eligible. To qualify as a permanent resident you will need to show that you were granted entry to the UK on a Marriage Visa and that the period of time has been successfully completed in accordance to the rules of your visa. This means that the marriage must still be in place and both you and your spouse have full intentions of continuing the marriage.
As part of your application for permanent residency / indefinite leave to remain, you will also need to provide various proof including passports and evidence of co-habitation as part of the application. We have assisted many individuals in remaining in the UK and obtaining permanent residency to the UK via a variety of visas. Our immigration solicitors and immigration lawyers in London have a wide range of immigration expertise and experience to assist you.
Theva Solicitors being a leading specialist in UK immigration can assist you on a range of services.
Same Day Visa Service Appointments
The best option and speedy service if you choose not to send your application by post theva solicitors offer our clients is the Fast Track Premium Service with the Home Office or Same Day Visa Service appointments at Croydon UK Border Agency.
