Tier 1 visa living with a British guy

Hi all,

My status is as follows:

Work permit from Aug 06
Switch to Tier 1 from Mar 08 until now
I am living with a British boyfriend from Dec 08.

Does my relationship helps to speed up the process to apply for ILR at all? Since I have been in UK nearly 3 years. If I switch to unmarried visa I still have to wait another 2 years, which is the same period of time I have to go through with my Tier 1. If I decide to get married with my boyfriend then is there any difference?

Thanks for your help,

lilylla wrote:I am living with a British boyfriend from Dec 08.

You are not eligible to switch to unmarried partners status until Dec 10.

lilylla wrote:Does my relationship helps to speed up the process to apply for ILR at all? Since I have been in UK nearly 3 years. If I switch to unmarried visa I still have to wait another 2 years, which is the same period of time I have to go through with my Tier 1. If I decide to get married with my boyfriend then is there any difference?

If you marry and switch, then you also have to wait for another two years. However, there is a different set of rules for settlement that you have to satisfy.

Marriage makes difference, when it comes to Naturalisation.