4 February 2008

Applicants who apply for settlement ('indefinite leave to remain' or "permanent residency") but do not meet the knowledge of language and life requirement currently have their applications considered instead as an application to extend temporary permission to stay in the UK (ie as an application for "further leave to remain"). This arrangement was originally advertised as coming to an end on 31 January 2008. However, the arrangement will now be extended and such applications will continue to be considered for further leave to remain until further notification from the Border & Immigration Agency.