“Apply New ILR Rules Only to Future Arrivals, Not Current Residents”

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to allow asylum seekers and their families who are already living in the UK to remain on the current 5-year route to Indefinite Leave to Remain. Any new settlement rules, including a proposed 10-year ILR route, should apply only to people who arrive in the UK in the future.

People who have already been in the UK for over two years have built stability, community ties, and expectations based on the existing rules. Changing the ILR route for these families would be a retroactive change that creates uncertainty and disrupts lives. We ask the Government to protect fairness and legal consistency by honouring the rules that applied when these families entered the asylum system.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign these petitions, which call for similar action:

"Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes"
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes

"Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders"
Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 17 Dec 2025

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