Immigration & Visas
3guides
From temporary visas to permanent status.
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)The 5-year (and 10-year) routes to settlement, continuous-residence rules, and the Life in the UK test.
Applying for British citizenshipNaturalisation after ILR: timing, good-character requirement, fees, and the ceremony.
The Life in the UK test and English requirementBoth ILR and citizenship need the Life in the UK test plus B1-level English proved through an approved SELT or an accepted degree.