Submitted on Wednesday 14th May 2025
Rejected on Friday 23rd May 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Protect Legal Migrants: Oppose 10-Year ILR Proposal for legal migrants
We therefore urge the UK Government to:
Withdraw the proposal to increase the ILR qualifying period from 5 to 10 years.
Guarantee that all legal migrants currently in the UK—including those on Health and Care Worker visas—remain eligible for visa extensions and settlement under the existing rules
These individuals form the backbone of many essential services and have made long-term life decisions—financial, familial, and professional—based on the current 5-year settlement framework.
They make vital contributions to the country—especially in the care sector, where chronic staffing shortages make their work essential to the wellbeing of vulnerable people.
Many have committed to the UK in good faith, planning their futures on the 5-year path to ILR that is now under threat.
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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 the following petitions, which call for similar action:
Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727360
Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727372
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