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Hi, I have been in the UK for the past 9years and 3 months. From January 2025 I will be switching to a student visa which is only valid for 10months (expiring in October 2025). However, I will have, completed my 10 years of continuous residency in september 2025. But because I swithced to my student visa on January 2025 and have not been on that student route for the past 12months according to the new law in April 2024 I would not be eligible or is there room for discretion ? what should I do despite being in the UK and having completed 10 years but because of the rule change.

There is no discretion. Also, there is no automatic entitlement to grant ILR to someone just because they have lived here for 10 years. You need to have been on your current visa route for at least 12 months as per the rules of the long residence

Lawful and continuous residence changes to Long Residence route from 11 April 2024

so what would my alternative be after completion of my course and having completed 10years of lawful residence how would one qualify for ILR on the 10years route ? Switching to another visa for 12 months?

Switching to another visa for 12 months?

Yes.

What visa were you on before switching to a student visa??

ldn25 wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:03 pm

so what would my alternative be after completion of my course and having completed 10years of lawful residence how would one qualify for ILR on the 10years route ? Switching to another visa for 12 months?

You can only get ILR if you qualify for it. The '10 year' route to ILR has some more requirements than just having spent 10 years of lawful residence in the UK. So merely fulfilling the lawful residence requirement in the UK is not going to be enough

CR001 wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 02, 2025 3:27 pm

Switching to another visa for 12 months?

Yes.

What visa were you on before switching to a student visa??

Skilled worker visa