Long Residence Application

Indefinite Leave to Remain after 10 years lawful stay, or 14 years lawful or unlawful stay in the UK.
You can gain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) if you meet the following requirements:

• You can make an application for ILR if you have ten years lawful residence in the UK, or 14 years unlawful residence.
• You should not have been outside the UK for longer than six months in any one time during the relevant period.
• You should not have been outside the UK for longer than 18 months in total during the relevant period.
• You should not have left the UK during the relevant period with a clear intention not to return to the UK.
• You should not have been convicted of an offence and imprisoned, or otherwise detained in another institution over the relevant period.

The following will be taken into consideration when your application is being assessed:

• Your age
• Your ties to the United Knigdom
• your personal history; including character, conduct, associations you belong to and employment record
• your domestic circumstances - this generally means any family ties you have in the UK
• any previous criminal record and the nature of any offence you may have committed in the UK.
• any compassionate circumstances
• Persons establishing themselves in business - 4 years
• Lawful stay or combination of lawful and unlawful stay - 14 years
• Lawful stay - 10 years

Please note that many of these requirements are only likely to be relevant if you are applying on the basis of ten years rather than fourteen years in the UK. If you are applying on the basis of fourteen years stay in the UK you will probably not be absent from the UK during that fourteen year period.

Students visa