Petition
Call for Transitional Protection for Skilled Worker Visa Holders on ILR Track
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Help Skilled Visa Holders!
Say NO to changing ILR from 5 to 10 years retroactively.
Say NO to changing ILR from 5 to 10 years retroactively.
We ask the UK government to:
Maintain the 5-year ILR route for existing skilled workers in the UK.
Provide urgent clarity to reduce growing anxiety.
Honor the rules under which migrants arrived and built their lives.
Maintain the 5-year ILR route for existing skilled workers in the UK.
Provide urgent clarity to reduce growing anxiety.
Honor the rules under which migrants arrived and built their lives.
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 petition, which calls 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
Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
Timeline
| 16 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 May 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 May 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.