How to
obtain permanent residence in the UK
Visa - the
first step to a residence permit in the UK
For a visa
can apply no earlier than three months before traveling to the UK. It is not
recommended to buy tickets and pay for accommodation to obtain a visa. Apply
for a visa, please visit Visa For UK.
You need to
prepare documents:
Application
form;
3 color
photographs 3,4 × 4,5 cm;
Russian
passport;
Passport,
which is valid for at least three months;
Documents
confirming the financial viability (e.g., bank statement);
A
certificate of employment or study (for business or student visa);
Hotel
booking confirmation (for tourist visa);
An invitation
from the British company (for business visa).
You must pay
the application fee, the amount of which depends on the type of visa. In
addition, it is necessary to pass a fingerprint in the visa application center
as Visa - biometric document.
Documents
shall be submitted in person at the visa application center in Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Rostov-on-Don. Addresses and opening
hour’s visa centers can be found at VFS Global in Russia. Term visas take three
weeks.
Visas are
often issued for a period of up to six months. If you intend to stay in the UK
after this period, you must leave the country and apply to the visa application
center in Russia with a request to extend the visa, if it is repeated, or apply
for a new visa, if the original has been given a single.
How to get a
residence permit in the UK
To be
eligible for a long stay in the country, it is necessary to issue a residence
permit in the United Kingdom or resident visa (leave to remain) one of the
types:
Tier 1 -
issued by highly qualified specialists; for this you need to get a certain
number of points that are awarded based on education and activities, as well as
investors;
Tier 2 -
issued to those of ordinary rank; you need to have an invitation to the British
company;
Tier 4 -
issued to students studying at a UK university; valid for the period of study;
Tier 5 -
issued to persons 18 to 30 years, temporarily come to the UK to work.
Resident
visa can be obtained in the presence of a spouse or relative permanently
residing in the United Kingdom, or through investments in the country.
Normally,
residence visa is valid for five years, after which you can apply for permanent
residence.
Residence
permits in the UK through investments
To obtain a
residence permit through the investment must be invested in government bonds
and shares or capital of companies registered and operating in the UK, at least
2 million pounds.
Also not
permitted to place investments through offshore companies. The investor has no
right to be employed and to use the services of the British system of social
protection.
Received the
status of an entrepreneur for one year, the businessman should report
periodically on the activities of the enterprise to extend the status for
another three years. Four years later, you can qualify for a permanent
residence permit in the UK.
Permanent
residence in the UK (permanent)
Permanent
residence in the UK gives the right to live and work in the UK without
restriction, and also enter without a visa to all countries of the European
Union.
This status
is obtained:
Relatives
and spouses of the UK - after two years of legal residence in the country,
Professionals,
entrepreneurs and investors - after 5 years of residence,
Other
persons law-fully residing in the United Kingdom, after 10 years of residence.
In addition
to the questionnaire, required documents:
A valid
passport;
Resident
Card, indicating that the applicant has lived in the UK for the required time;
Documents showing
kinship or marriage certificate (if required).
Card
permanent residence permit (permanent residence card) issued indefinitely, but
must be renewed every ten years.
A year after
getting ILR can qualify for British citizenship.
