Exempt Refugees from the 10-Year Settlement Requirement and Reinstate the 5-Year

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We urge the UK to exempt refugees from the 10-year settlement rule, restore the fair 5-year route, and improve fingerprint/data-sharing agreements to manage irregular migration without harming genuine refugees.

Purpose of the Petition:

To ensure fairness, stability, and humane treatment for refugees, while supporting effective management of irregular migration.

Our appeal to the Government:

To reconsider these policy changes and adopt an approach that protects vulnerable people, strengthens integration, and upholds the UK’s long-standing commitment to humanitarian protection.

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 5-year Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for those already granted asylum
Keep 5-year Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for those already granted asylum.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Jan 2026

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