10 year route (work requirement)

[anas123456789]

hello all

i need an urgent advice. i am on student visa but will complete my 10 years soon and will then apply for 10 year LR ILR. i just need to know that is there any requirement to be in "paid employment" when apply for 10 years immigration category?

a consultant told me that i need to show a paid job to home office because otherwise they will refuse my 10 year long residence application because they may think that ill claim unenployment benefits if granted ilr?

please advise

[sheraz7]

Its entirely wrong advice you get because having or not having job is not required for applying ILR on the basis of 10 years long residence. Even, a lot students in now a days don't have right of work but still completing their 10 years of long residence.

[Amber]

Indeed, it's not a requirement.

[anas123456789]

thank you very much