You can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) upon completion of the relevant qualifying period as set out in the UK Immigration Rules. A person who has been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) will have permission to stay in the UK for an indefinite period i.e. permanently. If you have ILR or ILE and your permanent home is in the UK you will be regarded as a person present and settled in the UK. You can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen after you have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).
Specialist ILR Solicitors
As specialist ILR solicitors, we can provide expert immigration advice and legal services for your application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from inside the UK or Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) from outside the UK.
Our expert team of ILR solicitors are specialists in dealing with all types of Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications. As specialist ILR solicitors, we have wealth of knowledge and experience to provide high quality legal services for ILR applications. Our ILR solicitors have helped thousands of applicants with their Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications. The high quality of our legal services is self-evident from the reviews of our clients for excellent immigration services provided by our highly experienced and qualified immigration lawyers.
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ILR As Family Members & Dependants
Our expert team of family visa solicitors in London are specialists in dealing with all types of ILR application applications under family visa routes. Our expert team of immigration solicitors can provide ILR Super Priority Service for decision on your ILR application to be made within 24 hours.
As specialist ILR solicitors, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for following ILR applications under family visa routes:
- ILR As A Spouse
- ILR As Unmarried Partner
- ILR As A Civil Partner
- ILR As A Same Sex Partner
- ILR As A Parent Of A Child
- ILR As A Child - SET (F) Application
- ILR As An Adopted Child
- ILR As A Surrogate Child
- ILR As A Victim Of Domestic Violence - SET (DV) Application
- ILR As A Bereaved Partner
- Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) As A Child
- Entry Clearance For Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) As An Adopted Child
- Indefinite Leave To Enter (ILE) For Surrogate Child
- ILR As A Dependant Of Work Visa Holder
ILR For Work Visa Holders
Our expert team of work visa solicitors in London can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for ILR applications for work visa holders. Our team of fast track immigration solicitors can provide ILR Super Priority Service for decision within 24 hours for most of the ILR applications as work visa holders.
As specialist ILR solicitors, we can provide best immigration advice and legal services for following ILR applications under work visa routes:
- ILR As A Skilled Worker
- ILR As Health and Care Worker
- ILR UK Ancestry
- ILR T2 Minister Of Religion
- ILR As A Global Talent Migrant
- ILR As A Tier 1 Entrepreneur
- ILR As A Sole Representative Of An Overseas Business
- ILR As An International Sportsperson
- ILR As A Scale-up Worker
- ILR As A Turkish Businessperson
- ILR As A Turkish ECAA Worker
- ILR - BNO Visa UK
ILR For Work Visa Dependants
Our expert team of work visa solicitors in London can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for ILR applications for work visa dependants. Our team of fast track immigration solicitors can provide ILR Super Priority Service for decision within 24 hours for most of the ILR applications as work visa dependants.
As specialist ILR solicitors, we can provide best immigration advice and legal services for following ILR applications under work visa dependant routes:
- ILR As A Skilled Worker Dependant
- ILR As A Health and Care Worker Dependant
- ILR As UK Ancestry Dependant
- ILR As T2 Minister Of Religion Dependant
- ILR As A Global Talent Dependant
- ILR As A Tier 1 Entrepreneur Dependant
- ILR As A Dependant Of A Sole Representative Of An Overseas Business
- ILR As A Dependant Of An International Sportsperson
- ILR As A Scale-up Worker Dependant
- ILR As A Turkish Businessperson Dependant
- ILR As A BNO Dependant
- ILR - BNO Household Member Route Visa
- ILR As A Dependant Of BNO Household Member
- ILR As A BNO Adult Dependent Relative
ILR On The Basis Of Private Life & Discretionary Leave
Our expert team of immigration solicitors in London can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for ILR applications on the basis of Private and Discretionary Leave. We can provide ILR Super Priority Service for decision within 24 hours for most of the ILR applications on the basis private life and discretionary leave categories.
As specialist ILR solicitors, we can provide best immigration advice and legal services for following ILR applications under private life and discretionary leave to remain visa routes:
- ILR - Discretionary Leave To Remain (DLR)
- ILR - Child Born & Lived In The UK For 7 Years
- ILR - 7 Years Child Residence Route
- ILR As A Young Adult Who Lived Half Of The Life In The UK
- ILR - 20 Years Long Residence
- ILR - Very Significant Obstacles To Integration
ILR Applications By Members Of HM Forces & Their Family Members
Our expert team of immigration solicitors in London can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for ILR applications by members of HM Forces & their Family Members. We can provide ILR Super Priority Service (decision within 24 hours) or ILR Priority Service (decision within 5 working days) for most of the ILR applications for members of HM Forces and their family members.
Miscellaneous Other ILR/PR Applications
Our specialist team of ILR solicitors can provide immigration advice and legal services for following other miscellaneous ILR applications:
- Application For Pre-Settled Status Under EUSS
- ILR - 10 Years Long Residence
- ILE - Returning Resident Visa UK
Super Priority Service For Your ILR Application
Our specialist team of fast track immigration soliciors can provide Super Priority Service for your ILR application to get you a decision on your ILR application within 24 hours. Our specialist ILR solicitors are registered with the Home Office UKVI to provide Super Priority Service for ILR applications.
Our team of fast track immigration solicitors can provide ILR Super Priority Service for your ILR application to be decided by the Home Office UKVI within 24 hours.
Acting under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), we can also and provide one-off service to submit your completed ILR application through Super Priority Service for a fixed fee of £250 + VAT. We will submit your ILR application through Super Priority Service within 48 hours of the payment of the relevant fees to us and if fail to submit your ILR application within 48 hours, we will issue the full refund of all fees paid to us, without any deductions. Read More
Naturalisation As A British Citizen & British Passport After ILR Grant
You can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen after you have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. Once you have received your naturalisation certificate, you become eligible to apply for your first British passport. Our specialist team of immigration solicitors can provide fixed fee legal services to cover both your application for naturalisation as a British Citizen and your application for first British passport. Read More
Useful Online Resources For ILR Applications
- ILR Super Priority Service
- Check If You Can Get ILR
- Switch From Pre-Settled Status to Settled Status
- Prove Your Knowledge Of English For ILR Application
- Life In The UK Test For ILR Application
- UK Guidance - ILR Family and Private Life
- Calculating Continuous Lawful Period For ILR
- Appendix ECAA Settlement
- Appendix Settlement Protection
- Appendix Settlement: Family Life
FAQs - ILR Applications
Subject to availability, you can apply for your Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) through Super Priority Service to get a decision on your ILR application within 24 hours.
Most applicants for ILR are required to satisfy the following requirements to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK:
Residence Requirement
You can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK once you have lived in the UK for a certain number of years as required by the Immigration Rules. In most visa categories, an application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) can only be made to the Home Office UKVI once the applicant has lived in the UK for a continuous period of at least 5 years. In certain visa categories, an accelerated route to settlement is available whereby the applicant can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) even before completing 5 years of residence in the UK. An application for ILR can be made 28 days before the ILR qualifying period is completed.
Absences From The UK
Almost all the work visa categories require all ILR applicants not to be absent from the UK for more than 180 days in any 12 months during the ILR qualifying period. Such restriction of 180 days does not apply to ILR applications as family members of British Citizens and settled persons.
Not Falling For Refusal On General Grounds
The applicant's application for ILR should not fall for refusal on general grounds. The general grounds for refusal are set out in Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
Life In The UK Test
With the exception of very few categories, all applicants for ILR are required to pass the Life in the UK test before applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. All applicants over the age of 65 and under the age of 18 are exempt from meeting the Life in the UK test requirement. It may also be possible to seek exemption from meeting this requirement on medical grounds.
English Language Proficiency At Level B1
With the exception of very few categories, all applicants for ILR must meet the English proficiency at level B1 of CEFR in listening and speaking only before applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK. All applicants over the age of 65 and under the age of 18 are exempt from meeting the English language requirement. It may also be possible to seek exemption from meeting this requirement on medical grounds.
Following are the various applications forms to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) online:
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), sometimes known as settlement or permanent settlement, is permission to stay in the UK on a permanent basis granted by the Home Office, UKVI. If you have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE), there is no longer any time limit on your ability to stay in the UK.
Yes, we can provide a one-off service to submit your fully completed application form through Super Priority Service for a fixed fee of £250 + VAT = £300 including VAT. We will act under no submission, no fee based on a Conditional Fee Agreement, which means we will issue a full refund of all fees paid to us if we fail to submit your ILR application through Super Priority Service within 48 hours of paying relevant fees.
If you are married to a British citizen, you can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen immediately after the grant of ILR. If you are not married to a British Citizen, you can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen 12 months after the grant of ILR.
Our immigration solicitors charge one fixed fee to cover both a naturalisation application and an application for a first British passport.
Your ILR will remain valid and intact if you are not away from the UK for two years or more consecutively (in one go). If you remain absent from the UK for two years or longer consecutively, your ILR will become invalid and revoked automatically. You can apply for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) as a returning resident to your Indefinite Leave again.
If you were granted settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), your settled status will remain valid and intact if you are not absent from the UK for 5 years or more consecutively (in one go). You will not be able to apply as a returning resident to get your settled status back if your settled status becomes invalid due to an absence of 5 years or more in one go.