What's the impact on my Indefinite Leave to Remain
(ILR) if I leave the UK to take up a new role?
Having ILR is a privileged position for a non-UK national, as it
broadly means they are permitted to stay in the UK free of any
conditions or restrictions that were previously imposed upon them
when they had a UK visa to stay here.
Such advantages make ILR similar (but not identical) to being a
British citizen, and for those whose country of nationality does
not permit them to have multiple nationalities, acquiring ILR in
the UK is the most optimal position for them from a UK immigration
perspective.
The "indefinite" part of ILR is misleading however, as
the status can be lost in some cases. This can happen when for
example an individual is outside the UK (or Ireland or the Crown
Dependencies) for a continuous period of 2 or more years. In this
situation, ILR lapses automatically despite the person retaining a
UK travel document (such as a Biometric Residence
