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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.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) if you have:…
You must have a residence card if you have protection status (either…
Your family members may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if you…
You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in…
Your partner or child may be able to join or stay with you in the UK if:…
Apply to settle in the UK if your partner dies and you're in the UK as their dependant or partner
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Your permission to be in the UK must be based on your relationship. Before…
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Your children may be eligible to get settlement (indefinite leave to…
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Find out when you need to pay VAT if you provide holiday accommodation, caravans and camping facilities.
Form to apply for an extension of stay or indefinite leave to remain in the UK if you were refused asylum but given discretionary leave to stay in the UK.
There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
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.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Form to apply for leave to remain as a stateless person and for a biometric immigration document.
Information about what it means to have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK, also known as settlement.
You can apply for indefinite leave to remain if you're in the UK on a Turkish Worker visa or a Turkish Businessperson visa.
Home Office consultation results published March 2011.
Home Office consultation published 7 December 2009.
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
Practice Direction update to the Civil Procedure Rules relating to PD 51Z to stay possession proceedings and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020.
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration when deciding applications from stateless people.
Estimates of unfulfilled eligibility levels in the benefit system in Great Britain in the financial year 2023 to 2024. These are official statistics in development.
Immigration staff guidance on revoking indefinite leave.
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