Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in each year between 2007 and 2016, how many people were granted leave to remain following (1) 10 years of legal residence as set out in paragraph 276B(i)(a) of the Immigration Rules, and (2) 20 years illegal residence in the UK as set out in paragraph 277ADE(1)(iii) of the Immigration Rules.

Paragraph 276B(i)(a) refers to the requirements for indefinite leave to remain. Accordingly this answer provides data on indefinite rather than limited leave to remain.

Grants of indefinite leave to remain on the basis of long residence are published in settlement table se_03 , here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2016/list-of-tables#settlementThe figures prior to July 2012 will also include grants on the basis of 14 years lawful and unlawful long residence. That provision was removed in July 2012.

The 20 year long residence rule was implemented from 9 July 2012. These grants of leave to remain are categorised as Private Life in the published statistics, available at tables ex_01 and ex_01q here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#extensions

The 20 year qualifying period in this category can also include periods of lawful leave, as well as illegal residence.