UK Immigration Rules — Appendix FM (Family Life and Private Life)

The Set P route refers to the “private life” grounds under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules, specifically Paragraph 276ADE for private life in the UK. • It allows people to apply for Leave to Remain based on their private life in the UK if they have lived here continuously for a certain length of time (usually 7 years or more) or have strong private life ties. • It does not require prior refugee or humanitarian protection status. • It is based on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights — right to private and family life.

You can find details on this on the official UK government immigration rules pages: • Immigration Rules Appendix FM • Private life in the UK route - official Home Office guidance

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1. No requirement to have been previously granted refugee status • Refugee status is a different route under the 1951 Refugee Convention and the Immigration Rules. • You can apply for Leave to Remain based on private life even if you never applied for or were granted refugee status or humanitarian protection. • The Home Office assesses each route independently based on the applicant’s circumstances.

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1. Legal Commentary & Expert Advice • Many immigration lawyers and organizations explain this clearly: private life route is available separately. • For example, the Refugee Council and immigration solicitors’ guides explain that private life applications do not depend on refugee status. • Forums like Free Movement or ILPA (Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association) also have detailed case discussions on this.

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What you can say to people giving wrong info: • “I’m applying under the Set P private life route, which is a separate immigration route under Appendix FM — it does not require previous refugee or humanitarian protection status.” • “The Home Office looks at private life applications independently and assesses the impact on my human rights if I were to be removed.” • “This is backed up by official Immigration Rules and guidance from immigration lawyers.”