Petition
Apply any new immigration rules only to new arrivals, not to UK residents.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
As proven by the failed policies of “removing the right to citizenship from some refugees” and “delaying asylum applications,” pressuring those already in the UK will not lead to voluntary returns. It only makes the lives of vulnerable people much harder and causes significant distress and anxiety.
Applying new immigration rules to everyone has caused difficulties and deepened social divisions. UK residents feel unfairly targeted by the Immigration White Paper because of their low income, which is beyond their control.
The real solution is to detain illegal migrants humanely until their refugee status is granted and to conclude their asylum applications within one month by recruiting additional interviewing officers. If they wish to appeal, they should remain in the detention centre.
The real solution is to detain illegal migrants humanely until their refugee status is granted and to conclude their asylum applications within one month by recruiting additional interviewing officers. If they wish to appeal, they should remain in the detention centre.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not exactly sure if you want the Government to cancel all of its plans set out in its 2025 immigration white paper, or whether you just don't want the proposed changes to apply to those currently in the UK. You can find out more about the Government's immigration white paper and what it proposes in this House of Commons Library briefing: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10267/
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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 5-year ILR for Skilled Workers & dependents who come before April 2026: Keep 5-year ILR for Skilled Workers & dependents who come before April 2026
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not exactly sure if you want the Government to cancel all of its plans set out in its 2025 immigration white paper, or whether you just don't want the proposed changes to apply to those currently in the UK. You can find out more about the Government's immigration white paper and what it proposes in this House of Commons Library briefing: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10267/
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You may wish to sign these petitions which are currently open on the site:
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes: Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes
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 5-year ILR for Skilled Workers & dependents who come before April 2026: Keep 5-year ILR for Skilled Workers & dependents who come before April 2026
Timeline
| 25 Nov 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jan 2026 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Aug 2026.