| Permanent Residency Finally! |
It's been almost 15 years since I became involved with England. After several business trips and trips, I studied abroad at graduate school and then got a job locally. Each time, I applied for the necessary visa and switched visas, but this time it cleared up and I got "Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)", which can be said to be the last bastion. ! Permanent residence is a visa that allows you to stay indefinitely, and is also called a resident visa or a permanent visa. The biggest advantage of obtaining permanent residency is that you will be freed from various difficulties and anxieties related to applying for a visa.
If you obtain permanent residency, you will be allowed to live and work in the UK indefinitely as long as you do not leave the UK for more than 2 years in a row. Living conditions are exactly the same as the British, except that they have no voting rights and no rights as EU citizens. Social benefits such as unemployment benefits and child benefits are also available.
The UK immigration rules change year by year, but currently the main application conditions for obtaining this permanent residency are as follows. 1. Have been in the UK for 5 years or longer with a legal work visa 2. Have been married for 5 years or longer on a marriage visa 3. Have been legally in the UK for 10 consecutive years While I was in the UK, the working period for switching from a work visa to permanent residency was changed from 4 years to 5 years, and a certain amount of annual income was introduced (Applications after April 2016 A guaranteed salary of at least £350,000 is required), but since the system changes almost every year, I didn't settle down until I actually got permanent residency.
When Japanese people stay in the UK, I think there will always be problems with visas. Regardless of which visa you apply for or obtain, it is always advisable to check the latest immigration-related information released by the UK Home Office (UKVI) and collect information as early as possible.