Submitted on Saturday 22nd November 2025
Rejected on Wednesday 17th December 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop applying new immigration rules retroactively to existing refugees
We ask the Government to ensure that new immigration and ILR rules are not applied retrospectively to refugees who already arrived in the UK. People who entered the UK under previous rules should continue under the system they were initially assessed with.
Applying new immigration rules retroactively would unfairly punish refugees who have already built their lives in the UK, followed the legal process, and contributed to their communities. Retrospective law changes undermine legal certainty, stability, and trust in the immigration system.
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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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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes" petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742864
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