Settlement (ILR)
Indefinite leave to remain, usually called ILR or settlement, is the point at which you stop needing a visa. Most work and family routes lead there after five years; the government has proposed making ten years the standard. These guides explain the qualifying periods, the tests, the absence rules that catch people out, and what settlement costs.
Indefinite leave to remain (ILR)The settlement application: qualifying periods by route, the tests you need, the fee and the timeline.The 180-day ruleHow many days you can spend outside the UK before your settlement clock resets, and how to prove it.The 10-year long residence route to settlementTen years of lawful residence on any visas: the rules, the absence limits and the pitfalls.ILR cost and timelineEvery cost on the road to settlement and how long the Home Office takes.