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What does Leave to remain mean? Leave to remain is the Home Office’s permission for a person already in the UK—who would otherwise require leave to enter—to stay lawfully. In UK immigration law (Immigration Act 1971 and the Immigration Rules), it is either limited leave to remain (time‑limited and usually subject to conditions) or indefinite leave to remain (settlement). The Secretary of State may grant, vary (extend or switch) or curtail it. Conditions commonly include work or study restrictions and “no recourse to public funds”. Leave to remain underpins lawful residence, right to work and rent checks, access to services, and removal liability if leave lapses...

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Appendix FM partners in the UK: limited leave to remain, eligibility, evidence, transitional financial thresholds, five- and ten-year routes, EUSS sponsors, Section EX and GEN.3

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On 4 December 2023, the then Conservative Home Secretary, James Cleverly MP, unveiled a series of measures intended to reduce legal migration to the UK. Among these, for appendix fm applications on the 'five-year route', the standard required minimum income threshold for initial applications was increased from £18,600 to £29,000, scheduled for Spring 2024. This rise took effect through amendments to the Immigration Rules from 11 April 2024. Two further increases were originally anticipated in due course, but the new Labour Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to review these financial requirements. The Committee’s report has now been published, and a new financial requirement is expected to be announced later in 2025. For further information, see Practice Note: Immigration calendar...

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