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Form to apply to extend your stay if you have lived in the UK lawfully for a minimum of 10 continuous years.

Apply to stay in the UK without time restrictions ('indefinite leave to remain') after being in the UK for 10 years - eligibility, documents you need, how to apply, family members.

• Overview

  You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you’ve been in…

• Eligibility

  You must have permission to stay (‘leave to remain’). You must also have…

• Documents you must provide

  You’ll need to provide: a current passport or other valid travel ID your…

• Apply for indefinite leave to remain

  You must apply online for indefinite leave to remain. Once you’ve started…

• Apply for leave to remain (extend your stay)

  You must apply to extend your stay online. Once you’ve started your…

• Family members

  Your family members (‘dependants’) can apply separately if they’re…

New tool uses artificial intelligence to assess hospital data and help predict patients at risk of becoming long stayers, with resulting negative implications.

• Updated: 4 September 2023

Apply for a Temporary Work – International Agreement visa if you're working under international law (including diplomatic households) - extend or switch, family members

Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.

Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members

Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa

The Ukraine Extension Scheme is open to some Ukrainian nationals and their family members who have, or previously had, permission to be in the UK.

• Updated: 19 February 2024

Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.

Apply to come to the UK as a representative of a news agency, newspaper or news agency and you’re from outside the EEA and Switzerland - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, extend and switch.

Find out when you need to pay VAT if you provide holiday accommodation, caravans and camping facilities.

• Updated: 5 August 2022

How long you can stay in the EU or Schengen area without a visa, when you travel from the UK.

Apply to extend your Turkish Worker visa if you're a Turkish national and have legally worked in the UK with a Turkish Worker visa - eligibility, fees, documents, how to extend, your partner and children

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

Apply for an International Sportsperson visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members

Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.