Skilled Worker Visa to ILR: What You Need to Know
Our CEO led this live session on eligibility, timelines, and the most common mistakes that delay applications, and answered questions from the audience.
- Skilled Worker → ILR eligibility: residence, salary and absence rules explained
- Your 5-year timeline, step by step: know exactly when to start preparing
- Common pitfalls that delay applications, and how to avoid them
- Live Q&A: put your questions directly to Lutfur
- Your next step: how to book a 1:1 ILR consultation afterwards
- Date
- Thursday, 8 October 2026
- Time
- 1:00pm to 2:00pm (UK time)
- Format
- Live on Microsoft Teams
- Cost
- Free to attend
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Why this matters
If you’re on a Skilled Worker visa, Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) is the route to settling in the UK permanently, but the eligibility rules, the timeline, and the paperwork trip up more applicants than you’d expect. In this free session, Md Lutfur Rahman, Founder & CEO of Work Permit Cloud, walks through exactly what’s required, what commonly goes wrong, and how to prepare with confidence.
What the session covered
Skilled Worker Visa → ILR eligibility
Continuous residence requirements, salary thresholds, and permitted absences.
The timeline, step by step
The 5-year route, key milestones, and when to start preparing your application.
Common pitfalls
Breaks in continuous residence, employer or sponsor changes, absence limits, and documentation gaps.
Live Q&A
Bring your questions for a direct answer during the session.
Your next step
How to book a 1:1 ILR consultation with our visa team after the webinar.
Is this webinar for you?
This session is for anyone currently on a Skilled Worker visa who is approaching, or planning ahead for, their Indefinite Leave to Remain application. Whether your eligibility date is this year or a few years away, you’ll leave with a clear picture of what’s required and how to avoid the mistakes that most often delay an application.
Hosted by our CEO
Md Lutfur Rahman, FCILEx
Founder & CEO, Work Permit Cloud
Lutfur is the founder of WPC Group and brings over 23 years of experience in business immigration. He will lead this session directly, covering the eligibility criteria, sharing what we see most often go wrong in real applications, and answering your questions live.
Good to know
Was it really free?
Yes. This session was free to attend, with no obligation, and so is every webinar we run.
Is there a recording?
Everyone who registered was sent the recording and a written Q&A recap. A public recording will be linked at the top of this page if one is published.
Can I still ask a question?
The live Q&A for this session has finished. You can bring your questions to the next session, or contact our team directly about your own case.
What if I’m not eligible for ILR yet?
This session is still useful. You will learn what to plan for ahead of your eligibility date.
How do I join the next one?
Upcoming sessions are listed on our webinars page. Register there and we will email your Microsoft Teams joining link.
Want to join the next one?
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