How to Apply for Residency Permit via UK Startup Visa?
UK Start-up visa holders have two years visa to stay in the country. after that, they may extend their stay in the United kingdom via an application for the UK Innovator visa category and qualify for ILR (or Permanent Residency) three years later.
Conditions that should be met:
You will be eligible for permanent residence (indefinite leave to remain or ILR) in the UK if:
- 5 years as spouse or partner of a UK or EU citizen
- 5 years in the UK in all professional immigration categories (The UK Startup and Innovation visa are in this category)
- 10 years of legal permanent residency in the UK
- 20 years of illegal + 10 years of legal long-term residence in the UK
- Those who have lived in the UK for most of their life , usually 10 or 5 years, are subject to some immigration conditions
The table below provides complete information on the time taken to obtain Permanent Residency (ILR) in the UK for the various immigration categories, as well as the possibility to summarize the time spent in the various visa categories based on the deadlines for applying for the ILR, and which needs to be taken from the list of approved tests Take the Life in the UK Test and the English Language Test.
Additional Requirements for Obtaining Permanent Residency ( ILR )
Additional rules for obtaining permanent residency (ILR) also affect the situation if the applicant is involved in criminal activity. That is, if such an applicant is sentenced to 12 months or more in prison, he will not be able to obtain permanent residency (ILR) for 15 years after the court decision. The shorter the incarceration period, the shorter the injunction to obtain an ILR.
