UK IMMIGRATION,
WITHOUT THE CONFUSION.
Know your route. Know your dates. Know what changed.
VisaXplain maps complex Home Office guidance into clear, source-grounded policy engines and calculators.
⚠️ Educational platform — always verify calculations against official GOV.UK guidance.
Earned Settlement Status Checker
Select your current UK visa above to check which settlement rules apply to you.
Now select your gross annual earnings band to continue.
Now select your endorsement category or application timing to continue. Now select when you entered this route to check transitional protection.
Finally, confirm your 5-year compliance & public funds status to view your result.
Because your salary is between £25,000 and £50,270 in a standard non-Annex C role, your qualifying period increases from 5 years (old rule) to the new 10-year default pathway once enacted.
Calculate Required Bank Statement & Tuition Fees
Cross-check remaining tuition fees, London (£1,529/mo) vs Outside London (£1,171/mo) living expenses, pre-paid accommodation deductions, and 28-day bank statement rules.
2026 Earned Settlement Timeline Simulator
Model the new 3, 5, 10 and 20-year settlement framework: check £50,270 / £125,140 tax accelerators, public service reductions, and April 2024 transitional protections.
WHEN CAN I APPLY FOR ILR?
Calculate your earliest possible ILR date using the 5-Year Settlement or 10-Year Long Residence route, including continuous residence and absence checks.
🏠 Long Residence (10-Year) ILR Calculator
Full qualifying-period engine: lawful residence, gaps in permission, Section 3C leave, Para 39E overstay, absence limits and your earliest filing date.
💼 Skilled Worker, Health & Care, Scale-up ILR Calculator
Qualifying period on the Skilled Worker route, including Health and Care Worker, Scale-up, and other combinable work routes.
🌍 Global Talent ILR Calculator
Includes the 3-year fast track for endorsed applicants.
💑 Spouse / Partner Route ILR Calculator
Qualifying residence on the 5-year and 10-year family routes.
⚖️ Earned Settlement Status Checker
Compare your status under Old ILR rules against the new 3, 5, 10 and 20-year proposed settlement pathways.
IMMIGRATION POLICY UPDATES
Rules last checked against gov.uk on 9 November 2026. The published sources behind every calculator are monitored daily for changes.
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Read policy breakdown →Settlement
Earned Settlement Status: Consultation Response Published, What Is Proposed and What Is in Force
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Read policy breakdown →News
Earned Settlement: consultation response published, rules awaited
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Read policy breakdown →Skilled Worker
Earned Settlement for Skilled Worker visa holders: the 3, 5 and 10-year pathways
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Read policy breakdown →Health & Care Worker
Earned Settlement for Health and Care Workers: the Annex C divide and care worker transition
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Read policy breakdown →Global Talent
Earned Settlement for Global Talent: three years preserved, but the Highest Talent Group review begins
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Read policy breakdown →Scale-up
Earned Settlement on the Scale-up visa: why sponsored time and unsponsored time face different hurdles
How an answer is produced
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What you enter
Your dates, visas, absences and circumstances.
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What we apply
The published Immigration Rules in force for those dates.
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What you see
A calculation, an explanation, and the rule it came from.
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What it cannot tell you
Whether an application will be granted, or what you should do.
What VisaExplain is not
VisaExplain is not a law firm and is not regulated to give immigration advice. It applies published rules to the information you enter. It is not a decision on your case, it does not know facts you have not given it, and it cannot tell you what to do.
How we produce our answers →Where the rules come from
Every route page cites the GOV.UK page or Immigration Rules Appendix it comes from, and every calculation records which dated policy version produced it.