ILR

abbreviation

1. indefinite leave to remain: an immigration status permitting a person to work or study in the UK without limit of time

2. Independent Local Radio

Example Sentences

“That act really enforced what we think of today as an eight-hour workday and a basic 40-hour workweek,” says Ileen DeVault, professor of labor history at Cornell University’s ILR School.

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Speaking to the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme as Labour's autumn conference began in Liverpool, Sir Keir was asked whether he thought scrapping ILR was a racist policy.

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In an interview with the Sun on Sunday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood suggested she wanted to look at changing the law to tighten rules around claiming ILR.

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Last week, Reform UK announced it will replace ILR with visas and force migrants to reapply every five years, if the party wins the next election.

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ILR is a key route to gaining British citizenship and allows people to claim benefits.

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