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Waiting times

Settling in the UK

This page contains our service standards covering applications for settlement made inside the UK. The service standards explain how quickly we aim to decide these applications.

The service standards

We will:

  • decide 95% of postal applications within six months; and
  • decide 90% of applications made in person at a public enquiry office on the same day.

MORE NEWS AND UPDATES

  • Minimum income threshold for family migrants
  • Changes to the Immigration Rules - July 2013
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  • New application forms - 6 April 2013
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