Long residence (10 year route) eligibilty calculations

Dear Moderators,

Could you please check my visa history and let me know if I am eligible to apply for Long residence ILR in a couple of days. I am particularly concerned about if my continuous residence is broken, for the long residence qulaifying period.

Visa 1 - ICT Short term Valid from 06th July 2015 till 09th July 2016
Entered UK on 1st Aug 2015, exited on the last date 09th July 2016
Visa 2 - ICT Long term Applied on 12th Aug 2016
Valid from 22nd Aug 2016 till 01 Sep 2021
Entered UK on 5th Sep 2016
Visa 3 - Extended by 1 year (in time extension)
Visa 4 - Extended by another 2 years (in time extension)
Visa 5 - Skilled worker visa (Applied in time)
Issued on 27th Sep 2024, Valid till 1st Sep 2026

As I completed 10 years and will complete 1 year on current visa by 27th this month, am I eligible to apply for Long residence ILR?
Is the period between my 1st & 2nd visa considered as a break in lawful residence for this calculation? Kindly advise.

There is no break. There is no need to be on the current visa for 12 months.
Refrain from making up your own interpretations from what you've heard

Read: Lawful and continuous residence changes to Long Residence route from 11 April 2024

Thanks Zimba for confirming there is no gap.

For the 12 months period, I was interpreting the guideline (about being in the same immigration route) as Skilled worker & ICT/Global mobility as separate routes. Did I get it wrong? It will be good to confirm

tj123 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 25, 2025 2:14 pm

Thanks Zimba for confirming there is no gap.

For the 12 months period, I was interpreting the guideline (about being in the same immigration route) as Skilled worker & ICT/Global mobility as separate routes. Did I get it wrong? It will be good to confirm

Click on the link I posted above

Ofcourse I had checked on that link.
LR 11.3. Subject to LR 11.4, the applicant must have had permission on their current immigration route for at least 12 months on the date of application

As I mentioned, I was considering visa under ICT/Global mobility and my latest skilled worker as separate immigration routes. Are they the same? If so, apologies for not undertanding that.

They are separate routes, no need to worry

Thanks Zimba. I have waited for 1 year in my new skilled worker visa anyways, so not worried now. Still unclear though if it was required for me to wait.

Separately, while applying set LR I can see too many documents being mentioned in my checklist & application form had questions about partner details & children details. Checklist mentions documents for the relationship, address proof, immigration status proof etc for them as well.
Wonder if these are required at all. I have them, but how is even relevant to set LR.
My understanding was I need to upload passports covering last 10 years with the immigration stamp pages.
LIUK is a reference number (entered in the application) and Proof of english was already used in my skilled worker visa.
So, only the 2 passports and a consent form required?

Yes, you had to wait as moved routes after April 2024. The document checklist is generic. If you provide family details, it mistakenly thinks you need to provide cohabitation evidence and asks for it. It is an error. SET(LR) has nothing to do with your family. You only need to scan biometric pages and those with stamps over the last 10 years.

Thanks Zimba. Applied with only passports & received approval today (within hours of biometric)!