Indefinite leave to remain if you have a Scale-up Worker visa
Time in the UK
You must have lived in the UK for 5 years before you can apply for indefinite leave to remain.
There are rules for what counts towards the 5 years if you have:
- spent time outside the UK
- been a partner or child (a 鈥榙ependant) on a visa
- had more than one visa
If you鈥檝e spent time outside the UK
You must have spent no more than 180 days outside the UK in any 12 months.
If you think you鈥檙e affected by this rule, the Home Office has guidance about how to calculate your time in the UK (鈥榗ontinuous residence鈥�).
If you鈥檝e been a partner or child (a 鈥榙ependant鈥�) on a visa
In the 5 years you鈥檝e lived in the UK, you cannot include any time you鈥檝e spent in the UK as a partner or child (a 鈥榙ependant鈥�) on a visa.
If you鈥檝e had more than one visa
In the 5 years you鈥檝e lived in the UK, you can include time you鈥檝e had on any combination of the following visas:
- Scale-up Worker
- Skilled Worker or Tier 2 (General)
- any Tier 1 visa - except Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur)
- T2 Minister of Religion
- International Sportsperson
- Innovator Founder
- Global Talent
- Representative of an Overseas Business