The party have unveiled plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain, which confers settled status on people who have moved to the UK. What is indefinite leave to remain? If they are working, they can apply for indefinite leave to remain – usually after five years of living in the UK. Why would Reform UK scrap indefinite leave to remain? Under Reform UK's plans, even people with indefinite leave to remain currently would lose the status and they would be forced to reapply for a visa every five years.