UK Border Agency has announced the following transitional arrangements:

·         If you have already been given indefinite leave to remain on the date when earned citizenship is introduced, you will automatically be considered to be a 'permanent resident'. You will not need to pay or apply for this to occur. You would also be eligible to apply for British citizenship under the current rules during the first two years after earned citizenship is introduced.

·         If you  applied for indefinite leave to remain before the date when earned citizenship is introduced, and is subsequently granted indefinite leave to remain, you will be eligible to apply for British citizenship under the current rules during the first two years after earned citizenship is introduced.

·         The UK Border Agency will continue to meet its obligations to migrants who entered the United Kingdom on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).