Petition

Keep the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) to 5 Years but delay Citizenship.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Keep the ILR to 5 Years and delay the citizenship for further 5 years. After ILR if someone claims benefits for up to 12 months, the citizenship may be delayed for another 3 years, more than 12 months, delayed for another 6 years and more than 24 months, cannot apply for citizenship.
To discourage the misuse of public funds and making fake claims of benefits
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Why it was rejected

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

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Keep the 5-year ILR pathway and restrict benefits & citizenship for 5 more years
Keep the 5-year ILR pathway and restrict benefits & citizenship for 5 more years

Timeline

23 Nov 2025 Petition opened for signatures
5 Jan 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jan 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 23 Aug 2026.