Indefinite Leave To Remain Solicitors

Indefinite Leave to Remain is the entitlement to live and work permanently in the UK, without any restrictions and with access to benefits, education and healthcare. 

 

Our immigration lawyers can help you apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain and also advise businesses on how to support their migrant employees.

Expert legal support for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications

There are numerous conditions that you must meet before you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain. To start with, we’ll:

  1.  Review your situation and advise whether or not you qualify.
  2. If you qualify, our solicitors can help you through the whole application to give you the best chance of success without any unnecessary delays.
  3. If you can’t apply straight away, we’ll explore your options to help you stay in the country or work towards applying at a later date. 

We have years of experience helping people who were in your situation and have worked hard to get them the results they want. 

For any business with a diverse workforce, helping your staff get Indefinite Leave to Remain can improve employee turnover and reduce the risk of disruption. We can advise on practical, cost-effective ways to support your employees, and help you put policies and procedures in place for your migrant workers.

Why apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain?

A successful application will allow you to live, work, study, and apply for benefits in the UK for the rest of your life.

Indefinite Leave to Remain also means:

  • Your UK-born children can register as British citizens
    Any future children will automatically become British citizens at birth
  • You’ll be able to sponsor certain family members to come and live with you in the UK
  • You will become eligible to apply to naturalise as a British citizen.

You’ll have the status of Indefinite Leave to Remain for the rest of your life, under two conditions:

  1. You keep your home in the UK and don’t spend more than two consecutive years abroad
  2. You don’t commit a criminal office for which you receive 12 months imprisonment and are deported.
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Who can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain?

Whether you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain depends on what visa you have and how long the UK has been your legal residence.

 

Some of the visa categories that lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain include:

The amount of time you must have spent in the UK before you can apply depends on which of these visas you have. For example, you may be eligible if you have lived here lawfully, under any type of visa, for 10 continuous years.

Frequently asked questions about Indefinite Leave to Remain

You can apply online and will have to pay a fee as well as have your fingerprints and photograph taken. You may also have to pass a test to show you know about life in the UK and have an adequate command of the English Language.

We can help you at each stage of the process to make sure your documents and supporting evidence are factual and correct. We can also prepare you for any tests and appointments you may have to attend. The process can take up to six months. However, the time will vary depending on which route you take and which visa category you fall under.

Any mistakes on your application can have disastrous consequences. There is no “near-miss” policy, even if you can show that it was just an innocent mistake or oversight.

Our experienced solicitors can help you make sure your application is complete and correct and goes through as quickly as possible. As long as you apply before your current visa expires, you can legally stay in the UK and continue working until the Home Office makes a decision.

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