Petition · Home Office
Do not increase the time migrants with ILR need to wait to apply for citizenship
Closed
439 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask the Government and Parliament not to amend the British Nationality Act 1981 to increase the qualifying period for migrants with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to become eligible to apply for British citizenship.
In its statement titled "A Fairer Pathway to Settlement", the Government announced its intention to remove certain benefits from migrants with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and increase the baseline qualifying period for many migrants on pathways to ILR. Therefore, we feel that this could also make it harder for migrants to become eligible for citizenship (as described on p. 27 of the statement), and that this is unnecessary and unfair.
Timeline
| 30 Dec 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
439
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
30 Dec 2025
Closed
30 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.