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Statelessness settlement applications must use SET (O)
The specified form changes for stateless applicants and their partners or children; using the correct form is part of the settlement validity requirements.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 3 August 2026
People applying for settlement as a Stateless person must now apply online through GOV.UK using “SET (O) – Settlement – other”GOV. The same form is specified for settlement applications by a partner or child of a Stateless person in the UK
GOV. Both settlement provisions previously named the Further Leave to Remain form.
The distinction matters when choosing between settlement and permission to stay. The rules still specify “Further Leave to Remain – Stateless person” for a Stateless person seeking permission to stay and for a partner or child applying for permission to stay from within the UKGOV. Advisers should therefore select the form by the application being made, rather than reuse the form specified for an earlier application for permission.
For settlement as a Stateless person, applicants must provide biometrics when required, satisfactorily establish their identity and be in the UK on the application date. They must have, or have last been granted, permission as a Stateless personGOV. An application that does not meet the settlement validity requirements may be rejected as invalid and not considered.
Partners and children applying for settlement must also provide biometrics when required and be in the UK on the application date, and must satisfactorily establish both identity and nationality. They must have, or have last been granted, permission as a partner or child of a Stateless person, unless they are a child born in the UK while their parent had permission on the statelessness routeGOV.
The person whose partner or child they are must have a valid, undecided settlement application under Appendix Statelessness, or be settled or a British citizen after holding permission on the statelessness route when they settledGOV. In the latter case, the applicant must either have held permission as that person's partner or child at settlement, or be that person's child born in the UK before settlement
GOV. Failure to meet the applicable validity requirements can likewise lead to rejection without consideration.
The relevant provisions are Immigration Rules Appendix Statelessness, S 1.1, S 6.1–S 6.4, S 11.2 and S 18.1–S 18.3.
Use SET (O) for settlement applications under Appendix Statelessness and check the applicable validity requirements before submission.