Apply Direct residential category descriptors

As part of your application, you will be asked to select one of the following categories.

P - UK citizen - England

You’re a UK citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of a UK citizen and have lived in England for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in England for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in England prior to that three-year period.

Q – UK citizen – Scotland

You’re a UK citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of a UK citizen and have lived in Scotland for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in Scotland for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in Scotland prior to that three-year period.

R – UK citizen – Wales

You’re a UK citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of a UK citizen and have lived in Wales for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in Wales for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in Wales prior to that three-year period.

S - UK citizen - Northern Ireland

You’re a UK citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of a UK citizen and have lived in Northern Ireland for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in Northern Ireland for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in Northern Ireland prior to that three-year period.

T - British citizen - Channel Islands and Isle of Man

You’re a British citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen and have lived in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in the Channel Islands or Isle of Man prior to that three-year period.

U - British citizen - British Overseas Territories

You’re a British citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of a British citizen and have lived in the British Overseas Territories for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in the British Overseas Territories for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in the British Overseas Territories prior to that three-year period.

V – EU national (non-UK citizen)

You’re an EU national but not a UK citizen, or are the child or grandchild, or the spouse or civil partner of an EU national (but not a UK citizen), and have lived in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, or OT for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT prior to that three-year period.

2 – EEA or Swiss national

Either – you’re an EEA or Swiss national working in the UK, or you are the child, spouse or civil partner of such a person or you are the parent or grandparent of an EEA national working in the UK. You have lived in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT for three years partly for full-time education, you also lived in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT prior to that three-year period.

Or – you’re the child of a Swiss national and have lived in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT for the past three years, but not just for full-time education. If you’ve been living in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT prior to that three-year period partly for full-time education, you also lived in the EEA, Switzerland, or OT prior to that three-year period.

3 – Child of a Turkish worker

You’re the child of a Turkish national who has lawfully worked in the UK, and you’ve lived in the EEA, Switzerland or Turkey for the past three years.

4 – Refugee

You’ve been recognised as a refugee by the British government or you’re the spouse, civil partner, or child under 18 of such a person at the time of the asylum application.

5 – Humanitarian Protection or similar

You have been granted Exceptional Leave to Enter or Remain, Humanitarian Protection, or Discretionary Leave or you are the spouse, civil partner, or child under 18 of such a person at the time of the asylum application.

6 – Settled in the UK

You have Indefinite Leave to Enter or Remain in the UK (this may also be referred to as ‘settlement’) or have the Right of Abode in the UK and have lived in the UK, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man (or more than one of these) for three years, but not just for full-time education. However, this does not apply if you are exempt from immigration control, for example, as a diplomat, a member of visiting armed forces or an employee of an international organisation or the family or staff member of such a person. (If this is your situation, your residential category is Other).

9 – Other

If none of the above residential categories apply, enter ‘Other’.