Some of the most common routes to ILR in the UK are listed below: Work visas, including Tier 1 (Investor or Entrepreneur), Innovator, Skilled Worker, Global Talent, Representative of an Overseas Business, and more. EU Settlement Scheme. Joining family members who are already settled in the UK. UK Ancestry Visa. Long-residence, i.e. you have been living in the UK for ten years or more.