Settlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain)

You can apply to settle in the UK (known as ‘indefinite leave to remain’) after you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years on a BNO visa.
If you’ve already spent time in the UK on one of the following visas this will count towards the 5 years:

• Global Talent visa (or a Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visa)
• Investor visa
• Entrepreneur visa
• Skilled Worker visa (or a Tier 2 General work visa)
• Minister of Religion visa
• Sportsperson visa
• Representative of an Overseas Business visa
• UK Ancestry visa

Time spent on a Student visa (previously called a Tier 4 (General) student visa) or a Youth Mobility Scheme visa will not count. To apply, you’ll need to:

• meet the knowledge of English requirements (B1 – speaking, listening)
• pass the Life in the UK Test
• have spent no more than 180 days outside the UK in any 12 months in the last 5 years