I am in the uk last resident.9 years. How can I get UK resident??. Thanks?

As you are on a student visa you can not apply for ILR you do not qualify to apply on this visa type. You would need to be in another visa class to qualify for ILR. Have you always been on a student visa for the total nine years?

For this kind of permanent UK residency application, the applicant must have settled status in Britain. This usually means that the candidate has been resident in Great Britain on the same visa class for at least four years (excluding student visas). The only exception to this is for people on Marriage visas or De Facto visas who only require two years, and for periods of exceptionally long-term residency (10 years legal, or 14 years as a combination of illegal and legal residency).

Categories that can lead to an application for permanent residence in the UK include

* Ancestry (after 5 years)

* Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) / Work Permit (after 5 years)

* Marriage / Unmarried (after 2 years)

* EU Nationals and their dependants (after 5 years)

* Long Residency (after 10 years as a legal resident or after 14 years as a combination of illegal and legal residency in the United Kingdom).

It depends on your reasons for being here initially I guess... if you overstayed a visitors permit/visa, then you are illegal, no matter what you say. If you came in illegally, for whatever reason, you are still illega, but depending from where you originate... maybe, the powers that be are not as hard hearted as you might suppose... if for example you fled danger, famine, or whatever lists as entitlement for requesting asylum, then you should hold your hands up and ask for it... be honest, because if you can prove you've paid your way, paid your taxes etc, this must surely go in your favour. It's obvious you have false papers, which is a serious offence, and you may well be prosecuted, but if you can help track down those who sold them to you, maybe you can get the help you need as well... who knows? Living with this all your life, over the heads of all you love, puts them at risk as well... and it is obvious that it will have wider implications than yourself... your children, grandchildren, will also be affected... though, if they are British by birth, and by ancestry, albeit half... they have legal rights of their own. And I can imagine, you must fear being wrenched away from them, if you own up. It's obvious to me, you have not lived off the stae and that you have contributed to the economy, and it's more than obvious that this situation haunts you every day, especially in the light of all the terror news and all the new laws coming out, and possible ID cards coming into use. Painful though this is, for your peace of mind, you need to resolve this situation as soon as you can, before it is resolved for you. It's better to be opne and above board now, than say later, when caught out, maybe even another ten years down the line, that you meant to be, but were too scared. If you've lived here this long, you must like it, must already know, we Brits are in the main, ignoring all the racists, a fair and easy going race. We are after all, a race of imigrants since way back to the Celts. I'm more concerned at what this hidden status, is doing to you and your family... being older, I know that all things hidden eventually come to light and when they do, we relive all the pain we had refused to face before. May you make the right decision and may God be with you in the outcome of it. God Bless unedited... in a hurry... but felt I needed to try and help a bit. PS: unless you're using a public computer in a cyber cafe, or library... you can and will be, traced to your home if the cyber police read this. So be careful what you write in here and my advice, is come clean and trust God.

what do you mean? Us, those that speak English and can read, dont understand what you are on about.

What do you want?

If you say " you are a resident" why do you ask " how can you become a resident!?"

Stupid, stupid, stupid....

I presumed you lived here illegally, otherwise you would not ask such an idiotic question.

The first thing you have to do is leave the country.

You can then apply to the Home Office quoting your previous experience of living in the UK and why you should have permanent official residency status

If you wish to extend your stay, you will need to apply to the IND for a residence permit. Note that the IND will charge a fee for this.

Further information on residence permits, including downloadable application forms, can be found on the IND’s website

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/

YES, provided that you did not stay illegal any day during the time you where here you can apply for settlement on the basis of long residence.

Attached the link to an official document which describes all the conditions. Check it very carefully, it is rather complicated.

http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecon...

Good Luck!!!

9 years as a student? Really? Can't have been English you were studying then . . .

Anyway, you need to contact the Border & Immigration Agency. http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/

How about learning English?.

First of all, after 9 years you should have laerned to speak, write and read English a lot better by now!!!

that is just rude...

go through channels and the government like everyone else does. just get hold of the home office. they will tell you what to do