Submitted by Gleb Aleshin on Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Published on Wednesday 26th November 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Tuesday 26th May 2026
Current Signatures: 2,287
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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Tagged with
Abolished ~ abolition ~ act of parliament ~ British ~ date ~ Home Secretary ~ Immigration ~ immigration status ~ Indefinite Leave to Remain ~ Law ~ Limited ~ Madely ~ Parliament ~ PATH ~ Permanently ~ Primary ~ remain ~ Retrospective ~ Route ~ Secretary ~ settle ~ society ~ status ~ The Act ~ the home secretary ~ Visa
Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes
We want the Parliament to introduce primary legislation that guarantees Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) as a permanent route to settlement. ILR must not be abolished, withdrawn from holders, or replaced with visas. Any changes to ILR should apply only to new entrants from the date of implementation
ILR allows one to settle permanently in the UK, fostering integration into British society. Now this status is not protected by law: changes to it can be made by the Home Secretary at their discretion. The Act of Parliament should state that:
• ILR is a permanent immigration status
• ILR can't be revoked or converted into a time-limited visa
• Any future changes to ILR rules (including eligibility rules) must be for new applicants only, not retrospectively to those already on a settlement path
If you want to sign this petition (as opposed to merely discuss it), you need to do that on the government's e-Petitions website.
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