Submitted on Thursday 20th November 2025
Rejected on Friday 19th December 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Exclude Ancestry Visa Holders from the proposed amendments ILR rules
Specifically exclude ancestry visas holders holders from the planned amendments to ILR rules from 5 to 10 years.
The core purpose of the Ancestry route is to acknowledge and preserve the longstanding familial and cultural links between Commonwealth citizens and the United Kingdom. Ancestry visa holders are literally the grandchildren of British citizens—people with direct lineage to the UK’s own citizens. They are re-establishing connections with a country that has shaped their family history for generations. To delay their official integration through ILR would undermine the spirit of the visa.
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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.
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This is in essence a duplicate of this petition (below) which you may wish to sign:
Keep 5 year route to ILR for Existing Ancestry Visa Holders
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/743327
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