Latest from the Home Office
Home Office rule changes that affect ILR. Every entry cites a gov.uk source — we don't post anything we haven't verified directly.
We don't email you when things change. Subscribe to the RSS feed if you want updates in your reader, or check back here.
Statement of Changes HC 1691 laid before Parliament
On 5 March 2026, the Home Office laid Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 1691 before Parliament. The Statement amends the Immigration Rules — see the gov.uk publication page for the full text and the accompanying explanatory memorandum.
Read on gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1691, 5 March 2026 — gov.uk →Statement of Changes HC 1491 laid before Parliament
On 9 December 2025, the Home Office laid Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 1491 before Parliament. The Statement amends the Immigration Rules — see the gov.uk publication page for the full text and the accompanying explanatory memorandum.
Read on gov.uk: Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1491, 9 December 2025 — gov.uk →Skilled Worker going rates updated
On 22 July 2025, the Home Office updated the published going rates for Skilled Worker eligible occupations to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules that came into force the same day. Going rates set the per-occupation salary floor a sponsor must pay — they apply at extension and at ILR. If you're approaching settlement, check your job's current going rate against your salary.
Read on gov.uk: Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupations — gov.uk →Biometric Residence Permits replaced by eVisas
BRPs have been replaced by digital eVisas. Per gov.uk, BRPs were issued to people granted permission to live or work in the UK on or before 31 October 2024; all BRPs have now expired and have been replaced by eVisas, accessed via a UKVI account online. Anyone approaching ILR no longer relies on a physical card to prove status — you'll need a UKVI account.
Read on gov.uk: Biometric residence permits — gov.uk →Long Residence rules replaced — new Appendix Long Residence in force
From 11 April 2024, applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain via the 10-year Long Residence route are decided under a new Appendix Long Residence, which replaces the previous Long Residence provisions in Part 7 of the Immigration Rules. The new rules introduce a continuous-residence test with explicit absence limits.
Read on gov.uk: Immigration Rules: Appendix Long Residence — gov.uk →