ILR Stay and Extension

[nagaraju.ch]

Hi All,

Hope you are doing well.

I have few questions on ILR, As i am on ILR and it will get expired by end of December 2024(i think most of us have expiry date as Dec 2024).

How can we get it extended and how long will it be extended and how early we can go for extension?

How long i can stay abroad continuously while on ILR? I heard that we have to live in UK for some time for every year or so.

Thank you in advance.

[zimba]

ILR status is lost after staying outside the UK for more than 2 years. ILR is granted for the purpose of settlement in the UK. If you choose to settle somewhere else and spend most of your time there, then the ILR status can be taken from you. If someone with ILR has not returned for more than 24 months then their ILR is automatically lost. Also, simply travelling for short periods of time to the UK may not maintain your ILR status as per the rules: general-uk-immigration-forum/keeping-il ... l#p2037249

Note that the ILR status does NOT expire, so there is no extension or renewal. BRP is simply a card used to SHOW/PROVE your status when required. Just like a bank card, it has an expiry. A new fully digital online-only proof of status system will likely be introduced in early 2024. From 1 Jan 2025, that system will be used to SHOW/PROVE your status and all BRPs will be phased out. You do not need to take any action.