Part IV Residence Permits and Documents

19 Renewal of residence permit
1 Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and to regulations 20 and 22(2), a residence permit must be renewed on application.
2 On the occasion of the first renewal of a worker’s residence permit the validity may be limited to one year if the worker has been involuntarily unemployed in the United Kingdom for more than one year.
3 In the case of a student whose first residence permit is limited to one year by virtue of regulation 18(5), renewal may be for periods limited to one year.