Submitted by Nirav Bhatu on Saturday 22nd November 2025
Published on Friday 19th December 2025
Current status: Open
Open until: Friday 19th June 2026
Current Signatures: 21
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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10 years ~ 18 months ~ 5 years ~ Education ~ Higher Education ~ level ~ month ~ Personality ~ Route ~ status ~ Studies ~ Switch ~ tier ~ Tier 2 ~ UK universities ~ Unfair ~ Universities ~ Visa ~ worker visas ~ Years
5 year ILR route for those with UK university higher education qualification
Keep 5 years route to get ILR status for those who came to UK to study (RFQ Level 6 or above) from UK universities and then switched to Tier 2 Skilled Worker Visa. These are the people who have invested 1-4 years in their education and then on PSW visa in UK which does not count towards ILR.
Time spent on student visa + PSW visa does not count towards ILR. Increasing time spent on skilled worker visa from 5 to 10 years to get ILR status will put extra strain on people who come to UK for their higher education. This will mean a person has to spend 1 to 4 years to get a degree in UK, then 18 months on PSW visa and then Tier 2 skilled worker visa i.e. 10 years to settlement starts meaning a person who come as student has to spend 2.5 to 5.5 years + 10 years to get ILR which we believe is unfair.
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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