Submitted on Wednesday 1st October 2025
Rejected on Monday 27th October 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Don’t mess with existing skilled work visa holders & keep 5 years of route.
If the UK Government changes the ILR requirement from 5 to 10 years, will this apply to Skilled Worker visa holders already on the route? Do you want us, who contribute to the UK’s economy and society, to stay and build our lives here — or to leave? Should Skilled Worker Visa Holders Leave the UK?
We came to the UK on Skilled Worker visas with the promise of ILR after 5 years. Changing this to 10 years for those already here is unfair and breaks trust. We ask the Government: do you want Skilled Worker visa holders, who pay taxes and support vital sectors, to stay — or to leave?
This five-year settlement route has been one of the main reasons skilled talent chose the UK over other destinations.
Such a decision could drive skilled workers to reconsider their long-term plans in the UK.
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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 these petitions, which call for the same 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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