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Settlement (SET)

This is internal guidance for use by entry clearance staff on the handling of settlement in the United Kingdom applications made outside the United Kingdom. It is a live document under constant review and is for information only.

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Settlement in the United Kingdom

SET1 Fiance(e)s
SET2 Proposed civil partners
SET3 Spouses
SET4 Civil partners
SET5 Unmarried and same sex partners
SET6 Partners of members of the Diplomatic Service / British Council / HM Forces / DFID
SET7 Children
SET8 Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives
SET9 Returning residents
SET10 Family reunion
SET11 Retired persons of independent means
SET12 Former members of HM Forces and their dependents
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SET13 Overseas divorces
SET14 Polygamous or potentially polygamous marriages
SET15 Domicile
SET16 Knowledge of Language and Life in the UK (the KOL provision)





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