How to change a ten-year visa into a permanent residence visa in the UK?

I heard that Britain has opened a 10 year residence visa, so how to apply for this visa? Can other types of visas be converted into permanent residence visas? I want to talk about how to change a ten-year visa into a permanent residence visa in the UK.

Ten-year legal residence in the UK, as the name implies, means that applicants need to have a legal visa in the UK for ten years without interruption. Visa types include student visa and work visa, PSW, entrepreneur visa and family visa.

So, how can it not be disconnected? After all, renewal takes time, so there will be a certain time interval between almost two visas.

The conditions for permanent residence for ten years are as follows:

1. The applicant must have lived legally in the UK for at least ten consecutive years.

2. The cumulative number of departure days in recent ten years shall not exceed 540 days, and the single departure shall not exceed 180 days.

3. The applicant has a good immigration history and no illegal or criminal record.

4. The applicant meets the requirements of the naturalization test.

5. In the past ten years, the applicant has not overstayed for more than 28 days or more in violation of the immigration law.

So, what is overstaying for more than 28 days?

Most of the reasons for this situation are that the applicant failed to submit a new visa application in time after the previous visa expired, or the renewal materials were returned from UKBA for various reasons, resulting in an "overdue" state.

According to the requirements of the original immigration law, overdue 10 days belongs to the scope of "understanding". It is precisely because of this regulation that many people who have just overdue for more than 10 days lose their eligibility to apply for permanent residence, and finally have to recalculate 10 years.

After the start of the new regulations, the applicant may be overdue for more than 28 days for many times or at one time, and can meet the requirements of 10 year provided that other conditions are met.

Example 1: the applicant has a seven-day gap for a ten-year visa, and all other applications are submitted on time. Does it meet the requirements of ten years?

Answer: Yes, because he is not available for 28 days.

Example 2: There are three gaps in the applicant's ten-year visa, namely, nine days, 17 days and 12 days, because his visa has exceeded the validity period of the previous visa. Meet the requirements of ten years?

Answer: Yes, because each overdue gap does not exceed 28 days.

Example 3: Applicants have a visa gap of 29 days for 10 consecutive years. When applying for permanent residence, the hospital certificate that caused the visa to expire was submitted. Can you meet the requirements of ten years?

A: Yes, even if the applicant has a gap of more than 28 days, if additional proof can be considered, he can still obtain permanent residence after being examined by the visa officer.