When can you get UK settlement (ILR)?
Pick your route and the month you started (or will start) living in the UK to see your indicative earliest ILR and citizenship dates. Free, instant, no sign-up.
Residence starts
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Earliest ILR
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after 5 years
Citizenship (indicative)
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ILR + 12 months
On this start date the 5-year residence period for ILR has already passed, as has the further 12 months usually needed for citizenship.
Time is only part of the test — continuous lawful residence, absences and route conditions all still have to be met. If that matches your situation, it is worth confirming where you actually stand.
Check my settlement clockIndicative guide only, not immigration advice or a decision. Your actual qualifying period depends on continuous lawful residence, permitted absences, meeting the route conditions throughout, and the rules in force when you apply. Partners of British citizens can often apply for citizenship as soon as they hold ILR. We confirm your exact settlement clock for your circumstances.
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