Petition

Exclude Ancestry Visa Holders from the proposed amendments ILR rules

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Specifically exclude ancestry visas holders holders from the planned amendments to ILR rules from 5 to 10 years.
The core purpose of the Ancestry route is to acknowledge and preserve the longstanding familial and cultural links between Commonwealth citizens and the United Kingdom. Ancestry visa holders are literally the grandchildren of British citizens—people with direct lineage to the UK’s own citizens. They are re-establishing connections with a country that has shaped their family history for generations. To delay their official integration through ILR would undermine the spirit of the visa.

Why it was rejected

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

This is in essence a duplicate of this petition (below) which you may wish to sign:

Keep 5 year route to ILR for Existing Ancestry Visa Holders
Keep 5 year route to ILR for Existing Ancestry Visa Holders

Timeline

20 Nov 2025 Petition opened for signatures
19 Dec 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Dec 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.