QueueCheckofficial waits, shared datesIndefinite Leave to Remain processing time
Visa topic6 months
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Last checked August 13, 2026.
Unchanged at every check since July 18, 2026.
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6 months
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Updated Aug 13
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Indefinite Leave to Remain: 6-month service standard for settlement applications made inside the UK
Updated Aug 13, 2026, 4:33 PM
6 months
Indefinite Leave to Remain: 6-month service standard for settlement applications made inside the UK
Updated Jul 18, 2026, 10:04 AM
6 months
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Settlement, and the route that leads to it
Indefinite Leave to Remain is settlement: the right to live and work in the UK without a time limit, and the usual precondition for citizenship. Different routes reach it after different qualifying periods, and the route someone is on determines both the wait and the evidence required.
Standard, priority, and super priority are different promises
The published service standard covers a decision on a straightforward application in the standard service. Priority and super priority services, where the applicant is eligible for them, describe a different and much shorter commitment, so quoting the standard figure at someone who paid for super priority compares two unrelated things.
Continuous residence, broken without noticing
Continuous residence is the requirement most often broken without the applicant realising, because absences are counted across the whole qualifying period. Applications that need to verify an employer, a sponsor, or a relationship leave the standard stream. Where the Life in the UK test or an English qualification is missing or has expired, the application is decided on what was submitted rather than held open.