Any expirery with ILR?

[liveforever]

Happy new year to you all.

Apologies for the title question but we had Thai friends over at new year and one insisted that at some point my wife's ILR will expire. My wife was granted ILR around 6 years ago; we live and work in the UK. I realize if she leaves the UK for more that 24 months this may be an issue with ILR but I was not aware of any other small print. Someone has also said that her life in the UK certificate will also expire, which I think is not an issue as it has already been successfully used in the ILR application, although I'm not sure if it's needed again when or if we apply for citizenship.

If someone could clarify these points I would be most grateful.

Kind regards

 

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[theoldgit]

No ILR doesn't expire but, as you're aware, it can be lost if the holder spends too long outside of the UK.

The only caveat is that if a person who holds ILR is convicted of a criminal offence their ILR could be withdrawn.

[liveforever]

No ILR doesn't expire but, as you're aware, it can be lost if the holder spends too long outside of the UK.
The only caveat is that if a person who holds ILR is convicted of a criminal offence their ILR could be withdrawn.

Many thanks for the swift reply

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[NanLaew]

6 hours ago, theoldgit said:

No ILR doesn't expire but, as you're aware, it can be lost if the holder spends too long outside of the UK.

The only caveat is that if a person who holds ILR is convicted of a criminal offence their ILR could be withdrawn.

Any rule of thumb on what they would consider as 'too long'?

 

The wife of a friend of mine obtained ILR maybe 12 years ago but the family returned to Thailand and although she was a working tax-payer during their time in the UK, she hasn't been back to the UK for about 6 years now. There's some personal family business that he needs to attend to in the UK and she has an option to go as well. He wonders if there's a way of finding out before she arrives at a UK airport if she will be allowed in or refused entry because it's been revoked and she has no visit visa. If getting the UK visit visa wasn't so complicated, he would tell her to get one just in case but doesn't know if having the relatively unused ILR would make the visa application even more torturous.

 

Thanks!

NL

[theoldgit]

It's two years, after two years absence they must apply for a Returning Residents Visa and be able to demonstrate compelling reasons for their absence, otherwise they must apply to settle again.

 https://www.gov.uk/returning-resident-visa

[liveforever]

Just as a matter of interest, does the life in the UK test pass certificate have any relevance after been used in the ILR application?

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[TCA]

A pass in the Life in the UK Test and meeting the English language requirement are both required to become a British citizen:

 

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen

[liveforever]

A pass in the Life in the UK Test and meeting the English language requirement are both required to become a British citizen:
 
https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen

So can the original pass certificate that was used on the ILR application be used on the citizenship application?; basicly does it have a validity date? Thanks

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[liveforever]

So now I'm thinking if the life in the UK test has been passed already for the ILR application it does not have to been retaken for the citizenship application ?

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[liveforever]

So now I'm thinking if the life in the UK test has been passed already for the ILR application it does not have to been retaken for the citizenship application ?

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Sorry to reply to my own post but after researching TCA's kind link I have found you do not have to retake for the settlement app. Cheers guys

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