Indefinite Leave to Remain
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Immigration Solicitors for Indefinite Leave to Remain
Our Immigration Lawyers have 30 years of experience supporting foreign nationals achieve Indefinite Leave to Remain status. We advise both individuals on their applications and businesses in support of their migrant employees. Indefinite Leave to Remain allows migrants to permanently live and work in the UK, with access to benefits, healthcare, and education.
We will review your eligibility on your initial consultation and advise whether you qualify. If you do qualify, our Immigration Solicitors will help you from the start of your application, giving you the best chance of success. Otherwise, we can explore the options available to you in staying in the UK, working towards your application for when you are eligible.
We pride ourselves on being a diverse business, so we understand from personal experience how important helping your staff achieve Indefinite Leave to Remain is. We offer businesses of all sizes a cost-effective and practical plan that helps you put policies and procedures in place to protect your migrant workers.
Benefits of Indefinite Leave to Remain
When you achieve Indefinite Leave to Remain status this entitles you to live, work and study in the UK, as well as apply for benefits. These are, however, based on two conditions:
- You remain in the UK and do not spend more than two consecutive years abroad
- You do not commit any criminal offences where you receive 12 months or more imprisonment and subsequently issued with deportation proceedings.
Given that the conditions are complied with, you can keep your status for the rest of your life. Indefinite Leave to Remain may also mean:
- Any children you have who are born in the UK can register as British citizens
- Any children you have after your new status will automatically become British citizens
- After 12 months, you can apply to naturalise as a British citizen
- You are able to sponsor spouses and children under the age of 18, and sometimes adults who are dependent, to come and live with you in the UK
Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain
Our Immigration experts have 30 years of experience helping people remain in the UK indefinitely. In fact, immigration law is complex and can be difficult to understand. Depending on what visa you have and how long you have been a resident in the UK determines whether you can apply for indefinite leave to remain.
The longest period you must be resident under any visa is 10 continuous years. However, each visa holds a different period, before you can apply. There are various routes to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain under existing visas, each is complex and every case is different. We, therefore, recommend speaking to our expert immigration lawyers before you make your application.
Applications can be done online, where a fee is required to be paid alongside having your fingerprints and photograph taken. Typically, applicants must pass a test known as the Knowledge of life in the UK, as well as demonstrate adequate English Language ability.
Rest assured, we can help you at each stage of the process to make sure all your documents and supporting evidence are appropriate and correct. Any mistakes can lead to your application being refused, so getting expert help minimises the chances of this happening.
The process can take up to 6 months, depending on the route you take, and which visa you hold. You can continue to legally live and work in the UK if you apply before your current visa expires. Of course, this is until the Home Office have made their decision.
Why Leonard Solicitors?
Our dedicated Immigration Lawyers have vast experience helping people achieve Indefinite Leave to Remain status. As a matter of fact, Leonard Solicitors have dealt with Immigration matters for over 30 years, forging our excellent reputation with migrants and the Home Office. Whatever type of visa or circumstance you came to the UK on, we have the expertise on making your application successful. We help both individuals and families, including young children where we prepare all your applications together.
Leonard Solicitors’ diverse team of Immigration Lawyers provide advice in plain English, but can also speak:
- Polish
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Punjabi
- Hindi
- Farsi
Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain
Our Immigration experts have 30 years of experience helping people remain in the UK indefinitely. In fact, immigration law is complex and can be difficult to understand. Depending on what visa you have and how long you have been a resident in the UK determines whether you can apply for indefinite leave to remain.
The longest period you must be resident under any visa is 10 continuous years. However, each visa holds a different period, before you can apply. There are various routes to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain under existing visas, each is complex and every case is different. We, therefore, recommend speaking to our expert immigration lawyers before you make your application.
Applications can be done online, where a fee is required to be paid alongside having your fingerprints and photograph taken. Typically, applicants must pass a test known as the Knowledge of life in the UK, as well as demonstrate adequate English Language ability.
Rest assured, we can help you at each stage of the process to make sure all your documents and supporting evidence are appropriate and correct. Any mistakes can lead to your application being refused, so getting expert help minimises the chances of this happening.
The process can take up to 6 months, depending on the route you take, and which visa you hold. You can continue to legally live and work in the UK if you apply before your current visa expires. Of course, this is until the Home Office have made their decision.
Why Leonard Solicitors?
Our dedicated Immigration Lawyers have vast experience helping people achieve Indefinite Leave to Remain status. As a matter of fact, Leonard Solicitors have dealt with Immigration matters for over 30 years, forging our excellent reputation with migrants and the Home Office. Whatever type of visa or circumstance you came to the UK on, we have the expertise on making your application successful. We help both individuals and families, including young children where we prepare all your applications together.
Leonard Solicitors’ diverse team of Immigration Lawyers provide advice in plain English, but can also speak:
- Polish
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Urdu
- Punjabi
- Hindi
- Farsi
