Indefinite leave to remain if you have a Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, T2 or Tier 2 visa

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Time in the UK

You must have lived in the UK for 5 years before you can apply for indefinite leave to remain.

There are rules for what counts towards the 5 years if you have:

  • spent time outside the UK
  • been a partner or child (a 바카라 사이트˜dependant) on a visa
  • had more than one visa

If you바카라 사이트™ve spent time outside the UK

You must have spent no more than 180 days outside the UK in any 12 months.

If you think you바카라 사이트™re affected by this rule, the Home Office has guidance about how to calculate your time in the UK (바카라 사이트˜continuous residence바카라 사이트™).

If you바카라 사이트™ve been a partner or child (a 바카라 사이트˜dependant바카라 사이트™) on a visa

In the 5 years you바카라 사이트™ve lived in the UK, you cannot include any time you바카라 사이트™ve spent in the UK as a partner or child (a 바카라 사이트˜dependant바카라 사이트™) on a visa.

If you바카라 사이트™ve had more than one visa

In the 5 years you바카라 사이트™ve lived in the UK, you can include time you바카라 사이트™ve had on any combination of the following visas:

  • any Tier 1 visa - except Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur)
  • Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker or Tier 2 (General)
  • Scale-up Worker
  • T2 Minister of Religion or Tier 2 (Minister of Religion)
  • International Sportsperson, T2 Sportsperson or Tier 2 (Sportsperson)
  • Innovator Founder
  • Global Talent
  • Representative of an Overseas Business