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UK’s 15-Year Settlement Plan For thousands of migrants building their lives in the United Kingdom, the difference between five years and fifteen years is not simply a change in immigration paperwork. It can determine how long they remain dependent on a temporary visa, how securely they can plan their children’s future, and how much uncertainty follows them through their working lives. The UK government is pursuing a major overhaul of the route to permanent residence, known as

If you arrived in the UK in 2022 on a five-year route to settlement, you are due to qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain in February 2027. That is five months away. And as of this week, the government still will not say whether the rules you planned your life around will still apply by then. The UK Still Won’t Say When ILR Changes Take Effect Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood gave evidence to the Home Affairs Committee last week, and it was published in full only today. Asked

UK ILR 10-Year Rule: What's Actually Confirmed vs Still Just Proposed If you're on a UK visa route toward permanent settlement, you've probably seen a dozen contradictory posts about this in the last six months — some saying the 5-year path is already gone, others saying nothing has changed. Here's the actual status, fact by fact, as of today. The short version Nothing has changed yet. The current 5-year qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) remains fully in