Sentence examples for applied to settle from inspiring English sources

Linkage of population-based databases allowed for inclusion of a large group of newcomers almost all immigrants who applied to settle in Ontario over an extended period (1999 2007).

The refugees have been granted leave to remain for five years, after which they can apply to settle permanently in the UK.

We should make it a legal requirement for those applying to settle in the UK to speak better English and pass a "Life in the UK" test.

The decision means Evangeline Banao Vallejos and Daniel Domingo are not allowed to apply to settle permanently after living for at least seven years in Hong Kong.

If you're richer still, with a spare £10m up your sleeve you can apply to settle here after just two years.

About 80,000 people a year take the UK citizenship test, introduced by Labour in 2005 as an essential part of applying to settle in the UK and acquiring a British passport.

Last year, a government review allowed Gurkhas to apply to settle under a policy known as the Armed Forces Concession, which gives a soldier serving with the British army the right to settle in Britain after four years of service anywhere in the world.

For example, if you entered the UK 10 years ago on a student visa and moved directly onto a skilled workers' visa – without ever leaving for more than 180 days at a time or for 540 days in total – you would be eligible to apply to settle in the UK, no matter how little you earned at that point.

In addition, 78% of Britons believe it should be a legal requirement for those applying to settle in the UK to speak better English and pass a "Life in the UK" test, and 73% would like to see annual limits on immigration from the EU.

The prime minister said Afghans should be allowed to apply to settle in the UK "in extremis" but he hoped many would stay to help with the country's future.

The surface-loading rate applied to both settling tank designs was 0.0031 m3/s per square meter (4.6 gpm/ft2) of settling area.