10 Years Residence Rule. Individuals who have been lawfully in the UK for 10 years continuously can apply for indefinite leave to remain.
What is the 10 Years Long Residence Rule?
Once you have lived in the UK lawfully and continuously for a period of 10 years, you will be eligible to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
What are the Home Office Long residence requirements to apply for ILR?
The Home Office must be satisfied you meet the following requirements:
You have spent a period of at least 10 years residing in the United Kingdom continuously and lawfully; and
- Your 10 year period of continuous lawful residence is unbroken; and
- There are no public interest reasons why it would be undesirable to grant you indefinite leave to remain; and
- There are no general grounds for refusing your application (such as a relevant criminal conviction); and
- You have demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and about life in the United Kingdom ; and
- You are not in the United Kingdom in breach of immigration laws.
Are there other factors the Home Office will consider?
The Home Office will consider the following factors:
- Your age;
- The strength of your connections in the UK;
- Your personal history (e.g. character, conduct, associations, and employment record);
- Your domestic circumstances;
- Any compassionate circumstances; and
- Any representations submitted on your behalf.
What the grounds Home Office can refuse my application?
- You were absent from the UK for more than 18 months in total; or
- You were removed or deported from the UK; or
- You left the UK having been refused leave to enter or remain;
- You evidenced a clear intention not to return to the UK on leaving; or
- You left the UK with no reasonable expectation of being able to return lawfully; or
- You were sentenced to a period of imprisonment (not suspended) or directed to be detained; or
- You were absent from the UK for more than 6 months at any one time; or
- You were absent from the UK for less than 6 months but had no leave either upon departure or return (or both).
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How long does the Process Take?
On average it can take between 2-4 months for a Caseworker to reach a decision on your application for your application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK. It some cases it can be a lot less and decided quickly.
How can we help?
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Our Top 10 Years Long Residence FAQ’S
You can apply for ILR in the 10 years long residence category up to 28 days in advance of completing your qualifying period of continuous lawful residence. An application for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) based on 10 years long residence made more than 28 days in advance will be refused
Continuous residence is time you’ve spent in the UK without gaps. You can leave the UK during the continuous residence for up to 180 days or less at any one time.
There are many documents that are required, some mandatory (this is not a complete list):
- Passport (s) for past 10 years
- BRP Cards for past 10 years or copies
- Home Office letters, where applicable
- Life in the UK test and B1 in Listening and Speaking test unless exempt
- Details of absences
- Evidence of family and private life
- Evidence of financial position (such as payslips, bank statements etc)
- Evidence of integration to the UK and other documents, which you feel may be relevant
The current fee payable is £2,404.
You can apply to naturalise as a British citizen after 12 months of the grant of your ILR in the UK.