For decades, the "Golden Rule" of UK immigration was simple and predictable: keep your nose clean, work hard, and after five years, you get Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). It was the light at the end of the tunnel for Skilled Workers, Spouses, and Ancestry visa holders—a guaranteed finish line that justified the high fees and the stress of temporary status.
But in 2026, that...
For five years, or maybe ten, you've lived your life on a timetable. Your right to be in the UK has been a temporary, two-and-a-half-year or three-year pass, always with one eye on the clock, always knowing that another complex, expensive, and stressful visa application is looming.
You've built a life here. You've paid your taxes, you've contributed to your community, you may have had children,...
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