Apply/check Indefinite Leave to Remain
1 tasks in suggested order
1. Use the settlement (ILR) route that matches your current immigration status
Indefinite Leave to Remain is not one single route. Eligibility periods and evidence differ for work, family, long residence and other categories.
When?
Apply only when the eligibility period and all conditions for your specific settlement route are met, and before current permission expires where required.
Where / who?
Home Office/GOV.UK settlement route matching your current visa or status.
What to prepare?
Identity, immigration history and the route-specific residence, relationship, work, English/life-in-UK or other evidence requested by that route.
What to check?
Do not assume a generic “5 years” rule applies to every settlement route; some routes use different qualifying periods or conditions.
Official source: GOV.UK
