ILR Calculator UK Sitemap: All Settlement Calculators and Guides

Lists every page on ILR Calculator UK, grouped by topic. Use it to find the right ILR calculator, a guide to your visa route, or the next step towards British citizenship. All 52 pages are listed below, and every guide is reviewed against the Immigration Rules and GOV.UK.

Jump to: ILR Knowledge Hub and Glossary · ILR Calculators and Free Tools · ILR by Visa Route · ILR Requirements and Rules · Applying for ILR · After ILR and British Citizenship · About ILR Calculator UK

Popular starting points

• ILR Knowledge Hub: new to ILR? Start here
• ILR Calculator UK: find your earliest ILR application date
• How to calculate your ILR date: the rules behind the result
• ILR absence calculator: check the 180-day rule
• ILR timeline: every stage to settlement and citizenship

ILR Knowledge Hub and Glossary

Learn how UK settlement works, stage by stage, and look up any ILR term.

• ILR Knowledge Hub: Every stage of ILR explained, with key terms, in-depth guides and official GOV.UK sources.
• ILR Glossary: A–Z definitions of 54 UK settlement and immigration terms, from the 28-day rule to UKVI.

ILR Calculators and Free Tools

Free, private tools that run in your browser. Start here to check dates, absences and eligibility.

• ILR Calculator UK: Work out your ILR qualifying date and earliest application date under the 28-day rule, with a 180-day absence check.
• ILR Absence Calculator: Test your full trip history against the 180-day rule in every rolling 12-month window.
• British Citizenship (Naturalisation) Calculator: Check the 450-day and 90-day absence limits and when you can apply to naturalise.
• ILR Cost Calculator: Estimate the total cost of settlement for you and your family, including optional fast-track services.
• ILR English Requirement Checker: Find which route to meeting the B1 English requirement applies to you.
• Life in the UK Test Practice: Free practice questions in the format of the 24-question Life in the UK test.

ILR by Visa Route

Qualifying periods and route-specific rules for settlement.

• ILR Visa Routes Overview: Compare every route to Indefinite Leave to Remain and its qualifying period.
• Skilled Worker ILR: The 5-year Skilled Worker route to settlement, including salary rules.
• Health and Care Worker ILR: Settlement on the Health and Care Worker visa after 5 years.
• Spouse Visa ILR: The 5-year partner route under Appendix FM and the SET(M) application.
• BNO Visa ILR: Settlement for British National (Overseas) visa holders after 5 years.
• Global Talent Visa ILR: Who can settle in 3 years and who needs 5 on the Global Talent route.
• Innovator Founder Visa ILR: The 3-year settlement route for Innovator Founder businesses.
• UK Ancestry Visa ILR: Settlement after 5 years on the UK Ancestry visa.
• 10-Year Long Residence ILR: How 10 years of lawful residence leads to settlement and which absences count.
• Private Life ILR: The 5-year and 10-year private life routes to settlement.
• Earned Settlement UK: The proposed 10-year earned settlement reform: what is confirmed and what is not.

ILR Requirements and Rules

What you must meet on the date you apply.

• ILR Requirements: The full eligibility checklist for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
• How to Calculate Your ILR Date: Step-by-step: start date, qualifying period, 28-day rule and absence check, with examples.
• ILR Qualifying Period Start Date: Which date your settlement clock starts from on each route.
• Combining Visa Routes for ILR: When time on earlier visas counts towards settlement.
• The 180-Day Rule for ILR: How UK absences are counted in any rolling 12-month period.
• Appendix KoLL Explained: The B1 English requirement, the Life in the UK test and who is exempt.
• ILR English Language Requirement: Every way to prove English at B1 for settlement.
• Life in the UK Test Guide: Booking, format, pass mark and how the test fits your ILR application.
• ILR Financial Requirement: Income thresholds and evidence for partner-route settlement.

Applying for ILR

Forms, documents and what happens after you submit.

• How to Apply for ILR: The UK settlement application process from start to decision.
• ILR Document Checklist: Every document you need, by route, including the 5-year route.
• SET(O) Form Guide: Completing the SET(O) application for work and other routes.
• SET(M) Form Guide: Completing the SET(M) application for partners.
• ILR for Dependants: Settlement for partners and children of the main applicant.
• ILR Fees and Processing Times: The £3,226 fee, priority services and decision times.
• ILR Timeline: Every stage from first visa to settlement and citizenship.
• Travel During an ILR Application: Why leaving the UK while your application is pending is risky.
• ILR Refused: What to Do: Your options after a refusal, including administrative review and reapplying.

After ILR and British Citizenship

Protecting your status and the next step to citizenship.

• ILR eVisa After Approval: How to access and prove your settled status with an eVisa.
• Returning Resident Visa: Returning to the UK after ILR has lapsed through a long absence.
• ILR vs British Citizenship: The practical differences between settlement and citizenship.
• British Citizenship After ILR: When and how to naturalise once you hold ILR.
• Citizenship for Spouses of British Citizens: Applying straight after ILR if your partner is British.
• Citizenship Absence Rules: The 450-day and 90-day naturalisation absence limits.
• Good Character Requirement: What the Home Office checks for British citizenship.
• British Citizenship Cost: Naturalisation, registration and ceremony fees.

About ILR Calculator UK

Who we are, how we research and the terms of using this site.

• About Us: Who runs ILR Calculator UK and how our tools are built.
• Editorial Standards: How we research, review and update every guide.
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