Protect Refugees Already Promised a 5 Year Path to Settlement.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the Government to protect refugees already on the 5 year route by allowing them to finish the pathway they were promised. This is about basic fairness. People who followed the rules and relied on the Government’s commitment should not be moved onto longer routes. It should not apply for them.

Refugees made their plans and rebuilt their lives in the UK based on the Government’s written commitment to a 5-year settlement route. Changing this after status has already been granted would break that promise and create serious uncertainty for families who have already fled conflict, persecution, and danger. Many refugees are children, have disabilities, or are recovering from trauma, and long delays to settlement would harm their stability, education, and mental health.
It is not fair at all

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:

Protect 5-Year ILR and Benefits for Refugees Already on the Path to settlement: Protect 5-Year ILR and Benefits for Refugees Already on the Path to settlement

You may also wish to sign thhe following petition which calls for a similar action:

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

5 Dec 2025	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jan 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jan 2026

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