Count graduate visa years towards 5 years IRL when added to a tier 2 visa years.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

If a working resident on a graduate visa can prove working in a reputable job during graduate visa and continued the rest of his/her 5 years on a tier 2 visa (summing to the same 5 years), shouldn't these 2/3 years count towards IRL?

Because a working resident on a graduate visa shares the same duties as a tier 2 visa. If a resident on a graduate visa can prove all conditions except sponsorship applies during these 2/3 years, it can make sense (with all the reasonable required checks/validations) to count them for IRL if the rest of the 5 years were sponsored.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you want time spent on a Graduate visa to count towards eligibility for ILR in some cases, but it's not clear if you want all time spent on a Graduate visa to count towards eligibility for ILR, or only times when a person on a Graduate visa is in employment that meets the conditions of a Skilled worker visa, which only apply to certain jobs with certain salaries.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

23 May 2023	Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Jun 2023

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