{"id":15823,"date":"2025-11-09T11:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/?p=15823"},"modified":"2025-11-09T11:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:17:45","slug":"how-to-get-permanent-residency-in-the-uk-indefinite-leave-to-remain-ilr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/?p=15823","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Permanent Residency in the UK (Indefinite Leave to Remain \u2013 ILR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Get Permanent Residency in the UK (Indefinite Leave to Remain \u2013 ILR)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)<\/strong>&nbsp;allows a person to live, work, and study in the UK without time limits. It\u2019s the final step before applying for&nbsp;<strong>British citizenship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 Eligibility<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can apply for ILR if you have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lived\u00a0<strong>5 years legally<\/strong>\u00a0in the UK on a Skilled Worker, Spouse, or Innovator visa.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lived\u00a0<strong>10 continuous years<\/strong>\u00a0legally in the UK (Long Residence).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refugee or humanitarian protection status for 5 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2696\ufe0f Requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continuous legal residence (no more than 180 days abroad per year).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English test level B1 or above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pass the\u00a0<strong>Life in the UK Test<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean criminal record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcb0 Fees &amp; Timeline<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fee (2025): \u00a32,885 per person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Processing time: 6\u201312 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Benefits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Live and work permanently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply for British citizenship after 1 year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free access to NHS and education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0\ufe0f You may lose ILR if:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You stay outside the UK for over 2 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You commit serious crimes or violate immigration law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Get Permanent Residency in the UK (Indefinite Leave to Remain \u2013 ILR) Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)&nbsp;allows a person to live, work, and study in the UK without time limits. It\u2019s the final step before applying for&nbsp;British citizenship. \u2705 Eligibility You can apply for ILR if you have: \u2696\ufe0f Requirements \ud83d\udcb0 Fees &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1859],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1859"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15824,"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15823\/revisions\/15824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawhub.info\/eg\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}