One will apply for it, one will demand to have lived in the UK simultaneously and lawfully for a specific duration of time, normally for 5 years or 10 years will depend on the status. It is also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain help in the UK

If a person has ILR or ILE, there will be no longer any time limit on the potential to stay in the UK. If one has ILR or ILE and the home is in the UK, one will be taken as taken settled in the UK. Visit this website for getting settlement visa in UK.

If one doesn’t have a document to prove it, one can make a time limit (NTL) application for confirming the status in the form of a biometric residence permit.

One can apply for NTL if:

• For the passport containing the status or previous NTL, the endorsement has been lost, stolen or has expired.
• One has ILR or ILE, but one doesn’t have any documentary evidence confirming this.
• One has legitimately changed the identity since being granted indefinite leave and want this confirmed on BRP.

If one has settled status under the Settlement Scheme:

• If one is having ILR granted under the EU Settlement Scheme, one will not need to apply for a document saying the status.
• The Home Office will send an email a link to an internet portal service that one can use to see and prove the status.
• If one will be settled in the UK the BRP will have:

Indefinite leave to remain

Indefinite leave to enter

No time limit.

Find out more information about UK work permit at this website.

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