Stop Retrospective Immigration Changes – Apply New Rules Only to Future Arrivals

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We call on the Government to apply new immigration rules only to future arrivals. Applying them retrospectively breaches trust, violates legitimate expectations, is cruel to those already on their route to settlement, and conflicts with ECHR and family law protections.

We request this because the retrospective application of the November 2025 Earned Settlement proposals is inherently unjust. Individuals already residing in the UK or progressing towards settlement have organized their lives based on existing regulations. Retroactive changes breach trust, violate legitimate expectations, inflict hardship, and conflict with ECHR and family law, undermining fairness and legal certainty.

Why it was rejected

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

This is effectively a duplicate petition of one (below) 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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Dec 2025

Follow this petition