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