Long residence and private life

The long residence route in the Immigration Rules, Appendix Long Residence covers people who have been lawfully in the UK for a continuous period of at least ten years. It provides a route for settlement, if the Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK requirements can be satisfied and the person has held permission on their current route or an exemption from immigration control for 12 months. In other cases, it provides a route for further leave permission.

The private life route in the Immigration Rules, Appendix Private Life represents the government’s

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