Route and timing
Confirm qualifying period and correct application window.
ILR checklist builder
Choose your ILR route to load the evidence checklist and save progress as you collect documents. This checklist helps you structure your preparation before you submit.
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UK ILR updates and rule checks
For queries like “UK ILR update” and “ILR updates”, use this sequence before you submit.
Connected checklist network
Jump to related ILR pages when your case spans multiple routes or preparation stages.
ILR route checklist page
Focused ILR checklist page with practical checks before you submit.
Skilled Worker route details
Use this when your ILR case is based on Skilled Worker residence.
Settlement routes hub
Compare ILR with EUSS, BNO, right of abode, stateless, and returning resident routes.
ILR fees finder
Review ILR fees and service options before submission.
Important ILR checks before you apply
These are frequent problem points in settlement applications, especially where residence history or route changes are complex.
Continuous residence evidence
- For Skilled Worker settlement, check absence limits in any rolling 12-month period.
- Keep a travel log that matches passports, BRP/eVisa records, and employer letters.
- If you changed employers, keep complete CoS and permission history.
Knowledge of language and life
- Life in the UK pass reference must match your personal details exactly.
- English language evidence varies by nationality, degree evidence, or test route.
- Exemptions exist, but you must upload proof of exemption where applicable.
Application validity checks
- Apply from the correct route and before current permission expires.
- Answer previous immigration and criminality history consistently across forms.
- Where evidence is missing, upload an explanation and supporting records together.
ILR route references
Use the matching route page below before submitting.
ILR overview
Eligibility and application overview
Skilled Worker ILR (apply)
Official steps and evidence examples
Family partner ILR
What you must prove for the partner route
Family parent ILR
What you must prove for the parent route
Long residence documents
Documents for 10-year long residence
Private life documents
Documents for private life ILR
Bereaved partner documents
Evidence list for the bereaved partner route
Route-specific detail shortcuts
Open the page that matches your ILR basis for exact evidence requirements.
Planning hubs
Move between core sections without restarting your research path.