📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- The British government has announced changes to the Indefinite Live to Remain rules, under which most immigrants will now have to live in th.
- Indefinite Leave to Remain (ie ILR), or permanent residence, gives a person the right to live, work and study in the UK indefinitely.
- Persons with such status, if they meet the relevant conditions, may also receive government benefits. ILR holders can also apply for British.
The British government has announced changes to the Indefinite Live to Remain rules, under which most immigrants will now have to live in the UK for 10 years instead of five to get permanent residence.
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ie ILR), or permanent residence, gives a person the right to live, work and study in the UK indefinitely.
Persons with such status, if they meet the relevant conditions, may also receive government benefits. ILR holders can also apply for British citizenship later.
In November last year, British Home Minister Shabana Mehmood proposed to tighten the rules of permanent residence.
He proposed extending the ILR from five years to 10 years for most immigrants, while some would have to wait up to 15 years for permanent residency.
