Assuming you are a partner …
10.1.3. Granting leave to remain as a partner
Where an applicant is applying to join or extend their leave under the 5-year partner route to
settlement in the UK and they meet the requirements of R-LTRP.1.1.(a) to (c), the applicant will be granted leave to remain as a partner under D-LTRP.1.1. for 30 months on a 5-year route to settlement, subject to a condition of no recourse to public funds.
Where an applicant currently has extant leave at the date of decision, any period of remaining
extant leave, up to a maximum of 28 days, will be added to the period of leave that they are
being granted under paragraph D-LTRP.1.1. An applicant with extant leave in this scenario will
therefore be granted a period of leave in excess of 30 months.
If an applicant granted leave to remain as a partner is receiving their first grant of limited leave
on the 5-year route (rather than their second grant following an earlier grant of entry clearance
as a partner under Appendix FM), the applicant should be advised they will need to make an
application for further leave to remain as a partner of 30 months. They should make their
application no more than 28 days before their leave is due to expire. They may be eligible to
apply for settlement after completing 60 months (5 years) with leave to remain as a partner.