Indefinite leave to remain in the UK: your rights and status
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Information about what it means to have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK, also known as settlement.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Information about what it means to have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK, also known as settlement. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- If you have indefinite leave to remain or enter (ILR or ILE)
- If you do not have a document to prove your ILR or ILE
- Windrush Scheme
- If you have 'settled status' under the EU Settlement Scheme
- Your biometric residence permit (BRP)
- Working in the UK
- Studying in the UK
- Voting in the UK
- Access to healthcare
- Access to benefits and services
- Children born in the UK while you are settled
- Family members who want to live with you in the UK
- Travelling outside the UK
- If you have an eVisa
- If your BRP or BRC expired on or after 31 December 2024
- Can my indefinite leave to enter or remain be taken away?
Source and licence
UK Visas and Immigration
AttributionUK Visas and Immigration, ‘Indefinite leave to remain in the UK: your rights and status’ (updated 8 June 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026