5-year and 10-year routes to settlement
Foreigners may request Indefinite Leave to Remain after 5 or 10 years in the UK. The 5-year settlement option for family, work, and business visa holders is the most common path to ILR. Long residency, or the indefinite leave to remain 10 years, permits a foreign person to achieve ILR even without a qualifying settlement visa provided they have resided legally in the UK for at least 10 years.
