Stop UK Govt ILR Change: Keep 5-Year Rule for Skilled Workers Already in UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We applied for Skilled Worker visas with the promise of ILR after 5 years. Changing this to 10 years for those already in the UK breaks that promise, disrupts families, and undermines trust. Keep the 5-year ILR route for existing visa holders.

We ask the Government and Parliament to stop plans to extend ILR from 5 to 10 years for Skilled Worker visa holders already in the UK. Our visas promised settlement after 5 years. We have paid National Insurance and taxes, without taking a penny in benefits. Changing rules now is unfair, breaks trust, and harms families. We urge you to protect the 5-year ILR route for those who came in good faith under existing rules.

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 this petition, which calls for the same 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

Timeline

2 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Oct 2025

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