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by navishru2018 » Tue Feb 25, 2020 3:14 pm
W4.5 Continuous residence
(a) The applicant must have spent a continuous period lawfully in the UK, counted backwards from whichever of the following dates is most beneficial to the applicant:
(i) the date of application for indefinite leave to remain
(ii) the date of decision
(iii) any date up to 28 days after the date of application
(b) The length of the continuous period for each category is set out in the table below:
Category Continuous period needed for settlement? Continuous period can include time in the following categories
Start-up Settlement applications cannot be made in this category. Not applicable
Innovator 3 years Innovator
Global Talent 3 years if the last endorsement was given under the “exceptional talent” criteria for any endorsing body
3 years if the last endorsement was given under the “exceptional promise” criteria for the endorsing bodies for science, engineering, humanities and medicine.
3 years if the last endorsement was given under the UKRI “endorsed funder” fast track criteria.
5 years if the last endorsement was given under the “exceptional promise” criteria for Arts Council England or Tech Nation. Global Talent
Innovator
Tier 1 (excluding Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) and
Tier 1 (Post-Study Work))
Tier 2 (excluding as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer))
(c) The applicant’s most recent grant of leave must have been in the category they are applying for indefinite leave to remain in.
