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by secret.simon » Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:42 pm
Keep in mind that UK ILR does not entitle you to anything outside the UK. It is a UK-only specific status.
Thus, if anything were to happen to you abroad, you would not get consular assistance from the UK diplomatic services, but from the diplomatic services of the nation of your passport or a nation to which it has delegated its diplomatic duties.
And even if a country provides visa-on-arrival or e-visa to you, it may not be on the same terms as British citizens. For instance, when I had traveled to Turkey on UK ILR, the visa counter for UK ILR holders was in a police station on the outskirts of the airport, while that for British citizens was within the airport. I don't recall it now, but the duration of a visa-on-arrival or an e-visa may be less than that for British citizens.
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.