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Seems to apply to people who were granted leave under the private life routeA person who arrived in the UK as a child and was subsequently granted
permission to stay based on private life, as either a child who has been resident
for 7 years, or a young adult who meets the half-life test (between the ages of
18 and 25), may be able to qualify for settlement after five years continuous
residence on the private life route. This replaces the requirement for such a
child or young adult to have permission under the private life rules for 10-
years to qualify for settlement;
Children under the private life could get ILR after spending 120 months in the UK when they normally cannot settle.Requirements to be met by an applicant for leave to remain on the grounds of private life
276ADE (1). The requirements to be met by an applicant for leave to remain on the grounds of private life in the UK are that at the date of application, the applicant:
(i) does not fall for refusal under any of the grounds in Section S-LTR 1.1 to S-LTR 2.2. and S-LTR.3.1. to S-LTR.4.5. in Appendix FM; and
(ii) has made a valid application for leave to remain on the grounds of private life in the UK; and
(iii) has lived continuously in the UK for at least 20 years (discounting any period of imprisonment); or
(iv) is under the age of 18 years and has lived continuously in the UK for at least 7 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) and it would not be reasonable to expect the applicant to leave the UK; or
(v) is aged 18 years or above and under 25 years and has spent at least half of his life living continuously in the UK (discounting any period of imprisonment); or
(vi) subject to sub-paragraph (2), is aged 18 years or above, has lived continuously in the UK for less than 20 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) but there would be very significant obstacles to the applicant’s integration into the country to which he would have to go if required to leave the UK.
The new rule changes allow children on the grounds of private life to be granted ILR after 60 months rather than 120 months but this seems to apply if they were granted leave under private life previously. This makes sense as any child who spent time under any visa route surely cannot qualify for ILR after just 60 months.Requirements for indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of private life in the UK
276DE. The requirements to be met for the grant of indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of private life in the UK are that:
(a) the applicant has been in the UK with continuous leave on the grounds of private life for a period of at least 120 months. This continuous leave will disregard any current period of overstaying where paragraph 39E of these Rules applies. Any previous period of overstaying between periods of leave on the grounds of private life will also be disregarded where –
(a) the further application was made before 24 November 2016 and within 28 days of the expiry of leave; or
(b) the further application was made on or after 24 November 2016 and paragraph 39E of these Rules applied;