
Provide transitional protection to migrants (who arrived pre-2021) and are nearing settlement via the current 10-year route by recognising all previously accrued continuous lawful residence counted under Appendix Long Residence toward the 10-year qualifying period of the new Earned Settlement system
Shabana Mahmood
Home Secretary
Retain current 10-year Long Residence route for ILR with new fast track option
Reduce ILR qualification to 7 years for long residence visa
Review settlement routes for long-term adult residents in UK since childhood
Keep 5 year route to ILR for Existing Ancestry Visa Holders
Scrap route to ILR for children born in the UK with 7 years continuous residence
Provide transitional protection to migrants (who arrived pre-2021) and are nearing settlement via the current 10-year route by recognising all previously accrued continuous lawful residence counted under Appendix Long Residence toward the 10-year qualifying period of the new Earned Settlement system
Retain current 10-year Long Residence route for ILR with new fast track option
Reduce ILR qualification to 7 years for long residence visa
Review settlement routes for long-term adult residents in UK since childhood
Keep 5 year route to ILR for Existing Ancestry Visa Holders
Scrap route to ILR for children born in the UK with 7 years continuous residence