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Make time spent on student visa category count towards ILR

Submitted on Wednesday 6th September 2023

Rejected on Monday 11th September 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make time spent on student visa category count towards ILR

Petition Details

There is a need for a change in the immigration policy regarding ILR eligibility for international students. Specifically, urging the government to consider a policy that allows time spent on student visa categories to count towards the ILR eligibility criteria.

Additional Information

Including time spent on other student visa categories towards ILR eligibility would have several benefits; one being:

Retention of Talent: Many international students come to the UK for undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral studies. By recognizing the cumulative time spent on student visas, we can encourage these individuals to continue contributing their talents and skills to the UK after completing their studies.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635253

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