lposer

Hi,

My partner is English and I'm Australian. I moved to the UK in September 2014 on a Youth visa which lasted 2 years. When that ended I moved to the unmarried partner visa and am currently on the second leg of the two year route. This visa is due to expire in September 2021 (the first unmarried visa ended in April 2019 and we extended this without massive dramas).

Because I moved to the UK on the reciprocal youth visa and didn't start on a partner visa this means I have already been in the UK for 5 years. I hit 5 years in September 2019.

Does anyone know if this means I can already apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or do I need to wait until I reach 5 years on the partner visa specifically which won't be until September 2021.

Note: I had to apply for the second partner visa because at that time I was only in the UK for 4.5 years (2 year youth visa + 2.5 first partner visa)

Any help/experiences is highly appreciated!

BritInParis

You’ll need to do five years on a spouse/partner visa before you are eligible for ILR.