A child who has lived in the UK for a continuous seven years period should not be removed from the UK if no other countervailing factors were present, this policy was introduced on 9 July 2012. Seven years of residence by a child was formally incorporated into the rules as a sufficient period to justify continued residence by the child and parents.

A vast majority of the applicants who have been granted leave to remain under the 7 years child residence category would complete 10 years of continuous and lawful residence to be granted ILR under 10 years long residence category rather than 10 years under the 7 years child residence category.

Intime’s Immigration lawyers are experts in dealing with seven years of child route leave to remain application or ILR application.

Initial Application and the Basic Provision for 7 years child route:

• the child is under 18;
• the child is in the UK;
• the child has lived continuously in the UK for at least 7 years (discounting any
  period of imprisonment); and
• it would not be reasonable to expect the child to leave the UK.
• Limited leave to remain may be granted for a period not exceeding 30 months if
  the application for leave to remain on these grounds is successful.

Indefinite Leave to Remain:
An application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) can be made after 10 years of continuous residence in the UK, under this visa category.

• you have to leave to remain granted based on 7 years of child residence
• you’ve completed 10 years with leave to remain granted under 7 years of child residence category
• your application does not fall for refusal under the general grounds for refusal in part 9 of the Immigration Rules

Need a legal advice
Our Immigration Solicitors are experts in leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain applications under the 7 years child route. We have offices and meeting rooms in north-west of England & Wales (Chester, Manchester and Stoke on Trent). Contact us today to book your free initial meeting.