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Petition

Exempt Turkish ECAA visa holders from 10-year ILR

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

We ask the UK Government not to apply the 10-year ILR rule to ECAA visa holders. Many applied before Brexit, worked, paid taxes, and are near 5 years. We request exemption or a transitional arrangement.
We want the Government to act because many ECAA visa holders applied before Brexit, have lived and worked in the UK, paid taxes, and are close to completing 5 years. Applying the 10-year rule now would be unfair.

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: "Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing ECAA visa holders" Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing ECAA visa holders

Timeline

6 Oct 2025 Petition opened for signatures
4 Nov 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Nov 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 13 Aug 2026.