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Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders

Submitted by Pulasthi Weerasinghe on Friday 10th October 2025

Published on Tuesday 18th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 18th May 2026

Current Signatures: 244,298
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

$MOVE ~ 10 years ~ Access ~ Benefits ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Families ~ Indefinite Leave to Remain ~ independence ~ Moved ~ remain ~ Route ~ Stability ~ Thousands ~ Visa ~ worker visas ~ Years

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Popularity

This petition has 244,298 signatures in total, with signatories from all 650 constituencies. That makes it the most popular open petition, and the 64th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 88% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 12% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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