Private Life Applications Under Paragraph 276ADE Of Immigration Rules
The private life applications based on private life established in the UK by the applicants are made under paragraph 276ADE of the Immigration Rules. The private life applications are considered human rights applications under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (EHR), and refusal of such applications will generally attract an in-country right of appeal against the denial of a human rights claim unless the human rights claim is certified by the Home Office UKVI as manifestly unfounded.
It’s important to understand that applications based on private life under paragraph 276ADE can only be made from inside the UK. This means one can only submit such an application within the UK. Additionally, the private life route is a 10-year route. It’s crucial to note that there is no 5-year route to settlement for those who seek to rely on their private life to remain in the UK.
Following are the various applications which can be made by a person based on their private life in the UK under paragraph 276ADE of the Immigration Rules:
20 Years Long Residence Applications
The 20-year residence applications are based on UK private life, as per paragraph 276ADE of the Immigration Rules. A person who has spent 20 years of continuous residence in the UK can apply for limited leave to remain for 30 months under paragraph 276ADE of the Immigration Rules.
The 20-year-long residence category replaced the old 14 years long residence category in 2012.
As specialist long residence solicitors, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for the following applications relating to 20 years-long residence:
- Initial Application – 20 Years Long Residence
- Extension Of Stay – 20 Years Long Residence
- ILR – 20 Years Long Residence
7 Years Child Residence Route
The 7-year child residence route is for a child who has lived in the UK continuously for seven years whilst the child is under 18.
A child who has lived in the UK for seven years continuously can apply for leave to remain based on private life. Paragraph 276ADE(1)(iv) requires that the applicant must be under the age of 18 years and must have lived continuously in the UK for at least seven years (discounting any period of imprisonment). It should not be reasonable to expect the child to leave the UK.
The parents and siblings of the child can also apply for leave to remain with the child who has lived in the UK continuously for seven years. The child’s private life and best interests, as envisaged under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, are the primary basis for such application.
As specialist seven years child residence solicitors, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for the following applications relating to 7 years child residence route:
Applications On The Basis Of Spending Half Of Life Continuously In The UK As A Person Aged 18 to 24
You can apply for leave to remain because you are over 18 or under 25 and have continuously lived half of your life in the UK. Only applicants who entered the UK when they were under the age of 12 and a half years can qualify for leave to remain based on spending half of their life in the UK. An application under this category can only be made when the applicant is under 25. Once the applicant turns over 25, it will no longer be possible to meet the requirements of the rules for an initial application.
As specialist solicitors for private life applications, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee legal services for the following applications based on living half of life in the UK whilst under the age of 25 and over the age of 18:
Application On The Basis Of Very Signifant
You can apply for leave to remain in the UK if you are over 18 and show that there are significant obstacles to your integration into the society of your own country. A person who is over the age of 18 and has lived continuously in the UK for less than 20 years can apply for leave to remain based on his private life in the UK if he can show that there would be very significant obstacles to his integration into the country to which he would have to go if required to leave the UK.
A ‘significant obstacle to integration’ would prevent or seriously inhibit the applicant from integrating into the country of return.
As specialist immigration solicitors dealing with private life applications, we can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed-fee legal services for the following applications based on very significant obstacles to integration in the country of origin or nationality of the applicant:
