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UK Returning Resident Visa

The returning resident visa is a special visa category, which is suitable for people who have already obtained settlement status (or Indefinite Leave to Remain) in the UK. This category is for people who have lost their settlement status after two years of not returning to the country. 

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Suitable for

If the applicant has obtained settlement status in the UK before, he can return to the UK to settle as a "returning resident".

Applicants need to be:

  • Had been granted settlement at the time of their last departure from the UK;

  • Never received financial support from the Home Office to leave the UK.

Generally speaking, applicants need to prove that they still have ties to the UK. Applicants need to provide:

  • Provide a current passport or other valid travel document

  • Provide your previous passport (if any);

  • A color photo of the same size as the passport photo;

  • Documents that can prove that the applicant has links with the UK, such as evidence that the applicant earns income, lets out or owns property in the UK.

Depending on the applicant's circumstances, other documents may also be required. Applicants can seek expert advice.

General Application Requirements

Why 1st Visa?

1/ Extensive Experience in Visa Applications

We have rich experience in visa processing. Our team of senior visa application experts can efficiently and accurately help customers prepare and apply for visas, provide full-scale consulting services and refined, personalized guidance, and avoid unnecessary troubles in the application process. Guarantee application success rate.

2/ Handling Complex Applications

Our experienced visa application experts have dealt with all kinds of difficult situations that arise during the visa application process, helping applicants prepare application materials and helping applicants deal with and solve various unexpected problems encountered in visa application in a timely manner, and eliminate them one by one. We strive to strive for positive visa application results for applicants. In addition, we have transparent services and applicants can follow up on the progress of application and visa delivery at any time.

3 / Numerous successful cases

Since the establishment of the company, countless successful cases have endorsed our brand and services. High success rate, high satisfaction rate, and high recommendation rate are the star reputation we have established in the industry.

Ms. X

After Ms. X graduated from the UK with a master's degree, she worked in the UK for 8 years and obtained settlement. She returned to China for two years due to personal family reasons, which caused her settlement status to expire. Ms. X found 1st Visa and wanted to regain her settlement status. 1st Visa carefully analysed her previous settlement status, sorted out the materials required for her to submit the visa and reviewed them carefully. After the materials were organised, 1st Visa assisted Ms. X to apply for the returning resident visa and followed up the whole application process and successfully helped Ms. X gain the UK returning resident visa. ​

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