Private Life Leave

276BE. Limited leave to remain on the grounds of private life in Jersey may be granted for a period not exceeding 30 months provided that the Minister is satisfied that the requirements in paragraph 276ADE are met or, in respect of the requirements in paragraph 276ADE (iv) and (v) were met in a previous application which led to a grant of limited leave to remain under paragraph 276BE.

276DF. Indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of private life in Jersey may be granted provided that the Minister is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 276DE is met.

(iii) has lived continuously in Jersey for at least 20 years (discounting any period of imprisonment); or

(iv) is under the age of 18 years and has lived continuously in Jersey for at least 7 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) and it would not be reasonable to expect the applicant to leave Jersey; or

(v) is aged 18 years or above and under 25 years and has spent at least half of his life living continuously in Jersey (discounting any period of imprisonment); or

(vi) is aged 18 years or above, has lived continuously in Jersey for less than 20 years (discounting any period of imprisonment) but has no ties (including social, cultural or family) with the country to which he would have to go if required to leave Jersey.

(a) the applicant has been in Jersey with continuous leave on the grounds of private life for a period of at least 120 months.

This continuous leave will disregard any period of overstaying between periods of leave on the grounds of private life where the application was made no later than 28 days after the expiry of the previous leave. Any period pending the determination of the application will also be disregarded;

276A. For the purpose of paragraphs 276B to 276D, 276ADE and 399A.

(c) ‘lived continuously’ and ‘living continuously’ mean ‘continuous residence’, except that paragraph 276A (a)(iv) shall not apply.

(a) “continuous residence” means residence in Jersey for an unbroken period, and for these purposes a period shall not be considered to have been broken where an applicant is absent from Jersey for a period of 6 months or less at any one time, provided that the applicant in question has existing limited leave to enter or remain upon their departure and return,

(ii) has made a valid application for leave to remain on the grounds of private life in Jersey; and

Such leave shall be given subject to such conditions as the Minister deems appropriate.

(d) the applicant has demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the English language and sufficient knowledge about life in the United Kingdom and Jersey, in accordance with Appendix KoLL; and

(e) there are no reasons why it would be undesirable to grant the applicant indefinite leave to remain based on the applicant’s conduct, character or associations or because the applicant represents a threat to national security.