Petition · Home Office
Cut FLR(FP) waiting times for people with British children or British partners
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181 signatures
What the petition asks
Reduce delays in Further Leave to Remain (Family and Private life) applications for parents of British children and partners. Some families have waited over 12 months despite paying £5,000+ including for the Immigration Health Surcharge and usually having no access to public funds.
Delays can harm jobs, businesses, mental health and children’s welfare. We want the Government to set an 8-week maximum decision time with automatic priority processing for family cases. With no access to public funds, delays can affect work, businesses, housing, mental health and children’s wellbeing. We believe British children should not suffer because a parent’s application is delayed.
Timeline
| 16 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
181
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Home Office
Opened
16 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.