Petition

Maintaining the permanent residence path for refugees with residence for 5 years

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensuring permanent residency after five years of continuous legal residence is a fundamental pillar of psychological, social, and economic stability for refugees, enabling them to integrate effectively and contribute to society.
Maintaining the course of permanent residence after five years without change or unjustified tightening.
Ensure that assistance to the most vulnerable continues to be provided for appropriate, integration period determined by government agencies to ensure effective and sustainable integration.
We hope that the government will consider these demands, which reflect the spirit of justice and humanity, and maintain the stability of society and the effectiveness of migration and integration policies.

Why it was rejected

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

Keep the 5-Year ILR route for refugees. Do not extend it to 10 or 20 years
Keep the 5-Year ILR route for refugees. Do not extend it to 10 or 20 years

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Dec 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.