ILR
Britishabbreviation
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indefinite leave to remain: an immigration status permitting a person to work or study in the UK without limit of time
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Independent Local Radio
Example Sentences
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But the ILR changes provoked the most ire.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
“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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
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.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025
Most benefit claimants by people with ILR are EU nationals, whose settled status is protected under the European Union Withdrawal Agreement.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
Her brothers arrived in the UK in 2007, the court heard, and had ILR applications refused but overstayed, breaching immigration rules, until they successfully applied under the Windrush Scheme in 2019.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
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