Petition
Keep the current 5-year route to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for refugees
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Keep the clear 5-year route to ILR for everyone who receives protection in the UK. This must cover people currently waiting for an asylum decision and those already granted refugee status or humanitarian protection. Do not introduce longer waiting periods.
The 5-year route to ILR must be kept for all people granted protection, regardless of when they applied. Denying the clear 5-year pathway—especially to those already waiting—causes extreme hardship and uncertainty. Stability is key to integration. We need to ensure a consistent, fair, and humane system that allows refugees to fully contribute to the UK after five years, not ten. Fairness demands stability for all
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
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.