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Smart Mode — UK ILR / settlement pathway scorer (full-tree adaptive intake)
Adaptive intake. The AI branches across qualifying route, continuous residence, absences, English (B1), Life in the UK, and partner / dependant scenarios — to score every settlement pathway and recommend the highest-odds 5-year vs 10-year ILR plan.
UKILRSettlementAppendix Long ResidenceAppendix Continuous ResidenceAppendix Skilled WorkerAppendix FMKoLLSmart ModeAdaptive
Build a UK ILR / settlement strategy under the Immigration Rules based on the answers I gave you. §1 — PATHWAY ELIGIBILITY MATRIX For EACH pathway below, mark Qualifies / Borderline / Does Not Qualify with one-line reasoning: 5-year routes: (a) Appendix Skilled Worker SW 32-38 — 5 years continuous Skilled Worker leave + salary + English B1 + Life in the UK (b) Appendix Global Talent GT 18 - GT 22 — 5 years (or 3 years for exceptional-talent endorsement) (c) Appendix Scale-up — 5 years (transitions to Scale-up settlement) (d) Appendix Innovator Founder IF 18 - IF 25 — 3 years (with endorsement confirmation) (e) Appendix FM (partner of British / settled) E-ILRP — 5 years on 5-year track (f) UK Ancestry — 5 years 10-year routes: (g) Appendix Long Residence — 10 years continuous lawful UK leave (any combination, with narrow tolerance for breaks) (h) Appendix FM 10-year track (compassionate / exceptional / EX.1 paragraph cases) Other: (i) EU Settlement Scheme — settled status under Appendix EU (legacy applications still accepted for late-application reasonable-grounds cases) (j) Refugee / Humanitarian Protection — 5 years on refugee leave §2 — RECOMMENDED PRIMARY PATHWAY (60-80 words) Name the recommended route + qualifying date + reasoning. Acknowledge any borderline issues (absences, salary, sponsor change). §3 — CONTINUOUS RESIDENCE AUDIT For each year of the qualifying period: (a) Days absent from UK (b) Any 12-month rolling window exceeding 180 days (c) Any compelling-circumstance exception relied upon (Appendix Continuous Residence) (d) Any breaks in lawful leave (overstaying / post-refusal gap / post-expiry-pre-renewal gap) State whether continuous residence is intact. §4 — KOLL (KNOWLEDGE OF LIFE AND LANGUAGE) EVIDENCE (a) English at B1 — test report + date + version (must be UKVI SELT-listed test) OR exemption (majority-English-speaking nationality / UK Bachelor+ / qualifying foreign degree under UK NARIC equivalency) (b) Life in the UK test — pass date + certificate number (booked / passed / not yet) §5 — ROUTE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT AT SETTLEMENT DATE For the chosen route, confirm: Skilled Worker — continued employment at threshold salary + sponsor licence A-rated + going rate Global Talent — continued endorsement OR no longer required (5-year general talent endorsement still required at settlement; 3-year exceptional-talent endorsement may have been spent) Innovator Founder — business meets innovative-viable-scalable criteria + endorsement confirmation FM partner — continued genuine and subsisting relationship + financial requirement at GBP 29,000 (or income-source equivalent — verify the live figure) Long Residence — knowledge of life and language + character + suitability + no false representations §6 — THE 3 HIGHEST-ROI LEVERS BEFORE SETTLEMENT APPLICATION Rank for THIS applicant. Examples: sit Life in the UK test (small lever but mandatory); pass English at B1 (small lever but mandatory); plan absences to stay under 180 days per rolling window; preserve sponsor employment OR plan switching gap carefully; secure spouse-as-co-applicant timing if eligible. §7 — ACTION PLAN (next 30 / 60 / 90 days) Concrete checklist: 30 days: book Life in the UK test + book English test (if not exempt) + gather absence records (passport stamps, boarding passes, calendar) 60 days: pass Life in the UK + pass English + gather employment / sponsor / endorsement / relationship continuity evidence 90 days: lodge online ILR application + pay fee (verify current rate) + biometrics + provide originals at appointment §8 — POST-ILR CITIZENSHIP TIMELINE If onwards naturalisation is planned: (a) British spouse / civil partner — naturalisation under section 6(2) British Nationality Act 1981 immediately on ILR grant if other requirements met (b) Non-British spouse — naturalisation under section 6(1) BNA 1981 — 12 months residence post-ILR + 5-year continuous-residence requirement counting backwards (with absence limits) (c) Knowledge of Life and Language + good character §9 — CITATIONS Anchor each recommendation to: (a) Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker (SW 32-38 ILR) (b) Immigration Rules Appendix Global Talent (GT 18 - 22 ILR) (c) Immigration Rules Appendix Innovator Founder (IF 18 - 25 ILR) (d) Immigration Rules Appendix FM (E-ILRP / EX.1) (e) Immigration Rules Appendix Long Residence (f) Immigration Rules Appendix Continuous Residence (g) Immigration Rules Appendix KoLL (Knowledge of Life and Language) (h) Immigration Rules Appendix Suitability (i) UKVI Caseworker Guidance — Indefinite Leave to Remain (latest version on gov.uk) — DRAFT only. For OISC-registered adviser or solicitor review. Verify all citations, the current GBP financial-requirement figure under Appendix FM, the current ILR application fee, the current IHS rate, and continuous-residence rules under Appendix Continuous Residence before relying on this draft for filing.
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