Petition
Change the 15 years period to 5 years for healthcare workers to obtain ILR.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We healthcare workers request the honourable parliament of the UK to reconsider the new changes announced on 20th November regarding Earned Settlement, especially about 15 years route towards settlement for Healthcare workers.
The announcement made by Shabana Mahmood MP on 20th Nov. which says that Healthcare Workers will have to wait 15 years to obtain ILR, firstly it is discriminatory that Healthcare Workers have to wait longer than the other categories, secondly it will allow modern slavery and exploitation by the visa sponsors, because it bounds a person to stay in one job for 15 long years. We do not wish to get public funds rather we want government to fulfil its promise to grant ILR after completing 5 years.
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 a petition we have open, which you may wish to sign:
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes
Timeline
| 21 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.