# Ilr documents: UK Ilr Document Requirements

> The UK Ilr Document Requirements carries 2 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 50 to 1,000 GBP, read 17 October 2026.

Batesio · https://batesio.com/datasets/uk-ilr-document-requirements/ · computed 2026-10-18

**Range of the published figures:** 50 to 1,000 GBP (range 50 to 1,000 GBP; 2 sources with a figure; 4 of 9 sources read publish one).

4 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

## By requirement and route

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| requirement life-in-the-uk-test-booking | 3 day | 3 to 3 day | 1 |
| requirement life-in-the-uk-test-fee | 50 GBP | 50 to 50 GBP | 1 |
| requirement brp-report-penalty | 1,000 GBP | 1,000 to 1,000 GBP | 1 |
| route tier-2-extension | 8 week | 8 to 8 week | 1 |
| route settlement-appendix | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [GOV.UK: biometric residence permits](https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits) | 1,000 GBP | brp-report-penalty | 2026-10-17 |
| [GOV.UK: Life in the UK Test](https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test) | 50 GBP | life-in-the-uk-test-fee | 2026-10-17 |
| [GOV.UK: Immigration Rules Appendix Settlement Family Life](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-family-life) | 10 year | settlement-appendix | 2026-10-17 |
| [GOV.UK: Tier 2 (General) extend your visa](https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/extend-your-visa) | 8 week | tier-2-extension | 2026-10-17 |
| [GOV.UK: Life in the UK Test](https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test) | 3 day | life-in-the-uk-test-booking | 2026-10-17 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (5)

- [GOV.UK: biometric residence permits](https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits), read 2026-10-17: "You can be fined up to £1,000 and made to leave the UK if you do not report a lost or stolen BRP."
- [GOV.UK: Life in the UK Test](https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test), read 2026-10-17: "It costs £50."
- [GOV.UK: Immigration Rules Appendix Settlement Family Life](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-family-life), read 2026-10-17: "There are registration routes for British Citizenship for children born in the UK before their parent is settled: either once a parent is granted settlement or if the child lives in the UK for the first 10 years of their life."
- [GOV.UK: Tier 2 (General) extend your visa](https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/extend-your-visa), read 2026-10-17: "You’ll usually get a decision within 8 weeks of your application date."
- [GOV.UK: Life in the UK Test](https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test), read 2026-10-17: "You must book your Life in the UK Test online at least 3 days in advance."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [GOV.UK: settle in the UK](https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK: settle in the UK (route questionnaire)](https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk/y), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK: prove your English language ability](https://www.gov.uk/english-language), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK: calculating the continuous period for indefinite leave to remain](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/indefinite-leave-to-remain-calculating-continuous-period-in-uk), read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [GOV.UK: knowledge of life and language in the UK (caseworker guidance)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/knowledge-of-life-and-language-in-the-uk), read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 4 of the 9 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 5 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 11 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per settlement route per required document, quoted from GOV.UK or the Home Office caseworker guidance with the rule it comes from and the date read; the cross-route comparison - which documents every route demands and which are route-specific - is the figure, and the fee and test-booking requirements are carried beside it; changed-since, which is the news when the Immigration Rules are amended

## Sources

- [GOV.UK: settle in the UK](https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: settle in the UK (route questionnaire)](https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk/y) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: Life in the UK Test](https://www.gov.uk/life-in-the-uk-test) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: prove your English language ability](https://www.gov.uk/english-language) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: Tier 2 (General) extend your visa](https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/extend-your-visa) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: biometric residence permits](https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: calculating the continuous period for indefinite leave to remain](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/indefinite-leave-to-remain-calculating-continuous-period-in-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: knowledge of life and language in the UK (caseworker guidance)](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/knowledge-of-life-and-language-in-the-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GOV.UK: Immigration Rules Appendix Settlement Family Life](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-settlement-family-life) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The UK Ilr Document Requirements carries 2 published figures read from 4 sources' own pages, from 50 to 1,000 GBP, read 17 October 2026.
- 4 of the 9 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 17 October 2026.
- UK Ilr Document Requirements, requirement life-in-the-uk-test-booking: median 3 day across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
- UK Ilr Document Requirements, requirement life-in-the-uk-test-fee: median 50 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
- UK Ilr Document Requirements, requirement brp-report-penalty: median 1,000 GBP across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
- UK Ilr Document Requirements, route tier-2-extension: median 8 week across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.
- UK Ilr Document Requirements, route settlement-appendix: median 10 year across 1 source, read 17 October 2026.

Cite as: "Batesio UK Ilr Document Requirements", updated 2026-10-18, https://batesio.com/datasets/uk-ilr-document-requirements/.

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