Talk:Indefinite leave to remain
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ILR and EU travel
ILR does not entitle a person to travel to the Schengen states visa free. ILR is however a requirement for British citizens to travel there visa free, i.e. a person is only regarded as being "fully" British when he has ILR in the UK. Other types of British citizens may or may not require a visa. But a person from, let's say Congo, with ILR does not have the entitlement to travel to Schengen without a visa.
- A person with ILR is not "'fully' British" per se. ILR is an immigration status that relates to the UK; it has no bearing on the holder's status in any other country (although some countries, most notably Switzerland — at least unless or until it joins the Schengen area — have different visa requirements for short-term visitors if they hold ILR in the UK). Ondewelle (talk) 12:45, 26 May 2008 (UTC)