Immigration & Permanent Residency for United Kingdom
Explore every permanent residency pathway we cover for United Kingdom. Each guide is prepared against the official government criteria and sets out who it suits, the eligibility, and the steps involved.
United Kingdom permanent residency pathways
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)
Permanent residency in the United Kingdom granting the freedom to live, work, and study without any immigration time restrictio…
Read guide02Skilled Worker settlement
Settlement route for Skilled Worker and Tier 2 (General) visa holders after completing 5 continuous years of lawful sponsored r…
Read guide03Family route settlement
Permanent residency for spouses, civil partners, and parents on the 5-year family route who have lived continuously in the UK w…
Read guide04Long residence settlement
Allows foreign nationals who have lived in the UK continuously and lawfully for at least 10 years across any combination of val…
Read guide05EU Settlement Scheme — eligibility/status guidance
Allows EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens and their eligible non-EEA family members who lived in the UK by 31 December 2020 to secure…
Read guide06Settlement eligibility and absences
A definitive guide to calculating continuous residence, allowable absences, and compassionate exceptions for ILR applications a…
Read guideUnited Kingdom Permanent Residency Ecosystem & Related Global Pathways
Explore supporting intelligence briefings, interactive points assessment tools, institutional services, and parallel global migration pathways.

