UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and leave to remain applications from people applying on the basis of long residence in the UK.
Published 17 October 2014 Last updated 18 December 2024 +show all updates
Updated the guidance to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules excluding time with permission on Ukraine Schemes from counting towards the qualifying period requirement under the long residence route, clarify the guidance on periods exempt from immigration control and clarify the guidance on permission extended by virtue of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971.
Updated to clarify the transitional arrangements for long residence applicants relating to permissible absences and continuous residence.
Guidance updated to reflect the introduction of the newly inserted Appendix Long Residence, which replaced the long residence rules in Part 7 of the Immigration Rules.
Updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules where time spent in the UK with leave as a visitor, short-term student, and seasonal worker (under current or predecessor routes) does not count as lawful residence.
Updated the guidance.
Guidance updated. Changes are detailed on page 4 of the PDF and section 1.3 of the accessible version.
