Do Not Penalise Existing Care Workers - Preserve the 5-Year Settlement Route

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Government must ensure fairness by keeping the original 5-year ILR route for current care workers. We have built our lives here, filled critical staffing gaps, and supported vulnerable people. Rules should not change retroactively for those already contributing.

I want Parliament/Government to protect fairness for current care workers by keeping the original 5-year ILR route. Many of us came under agreed terms, made long-term plans, and dedicated ourselves to supporting the UK’s most vulnerable people. Changing the settlement pathway now is unfair and destabilising. The government must honour existing commitments and recognise our essential contributions.

Why it was rejected

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

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Keep 5-year ILR for Health and Care visa holders to protect the NHS
Keep 5-year ILR for Health and Care visa holders to protect the NHS

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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