requirements for indefinite leave to remain to join

[MattyMillionaire]

I  am 17 wish to join the British army I have family in the uk cousins and aunts i was wondering has anyone gone through the process regarding obtaining an indefinite leave to remain to join the forces? (Please only replies regarding the topic not about why not joining the Canadian forces etc)

 

[MikeL]

FYI:  Recently the UK has imposed a requirement on Commonwealth citizens to join their Military.  You must live in the UK for 5 years before you can join.

Soldiers from Commonwealth countries have been banned from joining Britain’s Armed Forces unless they have lived here for five years.
The residency test, which came into force yesterday, will prevent overseas recruits joining immediately as they do now.
The Ministry of Defence reinstated the requirement, which was scrapped in 1998, as it attempts to reduce the size of the military by nearly 30,000 troops.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2360771/Commonwealth-citizens-live-Britain-years-joining-Armed-Forces-ministers-try-cut-military-numbers.html

What do you mean by " indefinite leave" and from who?

 

[MattyMillionaire]

i talked to a recruiter she told me the other option to the 5 year wait is to be granted an indefinite leave to remain which is im guessing a green card it also says on their website on the who can join section

 

[MikeL]

For immigration info you should be going to the source, so here is the official word. By the way, I just entered "indefinite leave" into google and found the UKBA site, a Wiki entry on the topic, etc.

After you have lived legally in the UK for a certain length of time, you may be able to apply for permission to settle here. This is known as 'indefinite leave to remain'.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/settlement/

If you applied to come to the UK or for permission to stay here on or after 9 July 2012 for the 5-year family route and that permission was granted, you will need to be in the UK for 5 years before you can apply for settlement. You will initially be given leave to enter for 2 and a half years, and then you can apply for another period of 2 and a half years.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsfragments/65-fam-set