Duration
Duration
If you have been living in the UK legally for a period of 10 years (known as a 'long residence),' so you can apply for Indefinite Leave To Remain (ILR). You settle in the UK by obtaining indefinite leave to remain. It is also known as settlement. Thus you can live, study and work as long as you wish. Also, you can apply for benefits if you are eligible. Further, you may use it for applying for citizenship.
Indefinite Leave to Remain has no time limit. However, it is important to remember that do not spend more than two years outside the UK. It is because it may result in the loss of ILR.
If you have any one of the following mentioned visas, you may settle permanently in the UK:
You can also be eligible under certain conditions:
The documents required are:
It is not essential to provide documents in original form. However, you will be informed if that is the case. The only passport needs to be original. The documents you provide must be in either English or Welsh. If they are not in these languages, then you must provide translations.
Your application should include:
When to Apply
Apply within three months of issuing your visa.
Duration
ILR doesn't have a fixed duration as it is definite. But if there is an absence of 2 or more years from the UK, it could expire.
Fees
The Indefinite Leave to Remain application fee is £2,389.
You can live as long as you desire so there is no need for extension, it is indefinite.
Healthcare
You can access NHS (The National Health Service) healthcare for free.
Work
You will be able to work in the UK.
Study
You will be able to study in the UK.
Multi-entry
You can have multi-entry access to the UK.
Extension
You can live as long as you desire, so there is no need for an extension.
Citizenship
You can apply for British Citizenship after getting Indefinite Leave to Remain.
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