Settlement ILR

A driving conviction does not automatically end a settlement application — but the wrong one, at the wrong time, handled the wrong way, can.…

When does a gap in lawful status destroy ten years of residence? The Court of Appeal answered across three cases — Ahmed, Hoque and…

The Home Office price list runs from free to five figures: £3,226 for indefinite leave, £1,839 for citizenship with the ceremony, £1,035 a year…

The EU Settlement Scheme is still very much alive in 2026: pre-settled status holders are being converted to settled status automatically where records allow,…

The Ankara Agreement route closed to new applicants when the Brexit transition ended on 31 December 2020 — but for Turkish nationals already holding…

The Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa closed in three stages: to new applicants on 29 March 2019, to extensions on 5 April 2023, and to…

Mental health conditions intersect settlement applications at two points: exemptions from the English language and Life in the UK requirements for those whose conditions…

Children reach UK settlement by several doors — joining settled parents under paragraph 297, SET(F) applications from inside the UK, the seven-year private life…

Seven continuous years in the UK gives a child a route to status that does not depend on their parents’ immigration history — and…

If your relationship has broken down because of domestic abuse and your immigration status depended on that relationship, you may be able to apply…

Appendix Settlement Family Life is where the family routes finally converge: partners, parents and private life applicants reach indefinite leave through it, on five-…

When a partner dies during the visa journey, the immigration system does not send the survivor back to the start. The bereaved partner route…