Protect Legal Migrants:Oppose 10-Year ILR Proposal and Exempt Existing Residents

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Please withdraw the proposed extension of the ILR qualifying period from 5 years to 10 years. It would unfairly impact thousands of legal migrants who have, paid taxes, supported public services and built their lives in Britain, planed their futures on the 5year path to ILR that is now under threat.

To retroactively change the settlement timeline or restrict visa renewals would be unjust and damaging.

3. Prioritise tackling illegal migration, not penalising law-abiding individuals who support the UK economy, care for its people, and uphold its values
Those who follow the law and serve British society deserve certainty, dignity, and fairness—not longer wait times or broken promises.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:

Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders

Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal
Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal

Timeline

15 May 2025	Petition opened for signatures
30 May 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 May 2025

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