Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Set up an online system to track the status of ECAA visa extensions

Closed 1,022 signatures

What the petition asks

A platform tracking the status of the ECAA visa extension application must be set up. Currently, there isn't any platform showing the status of extension, whether it's been issued and that our legal rights are reserved. This causes losing some rights & jobs until the application's concluded.
ECAA visa holders or their dependents share several legal documents with clients, employers or recruitment agencies before they start a job. Most of the time, the BRP card is also included in these documents. A warning message appears saying "your biometric residence card or permit is not valid" during the control exercised using the BRP number and date of birth on https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work and this causes the employer/client to doubt that our legal rights are still reserved.

Timeline

10 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
10 Aug 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,022
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 10 Feb 2021
Closed 10 Aug 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.