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Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Care Worker Visa holders

Submitted on Sunday 23rd November 2025

Rejected on Friday 19th December 2025

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Care Worker Visa holders

Petition Details

Grave Concern Regarding the Proposed Extension of UK Settlement Route from 5 Years to 15 Years for Current Care Worker Visa
Maintain the Existing 5-Year Settlement Route
Honour the commitment made to individuals currently working in the UK under the expectation of a 5 year pathway to settlement

Additional Information

A retrospective alteration to the expected path to (ILR) constitutes a breach of good faith and inflicts significant, unforeseen financial and emotional distress upon workers who have based critical life decisions on the existing rules.
the proposed 15 year route locks families into a prolonged period of continuous financial uncertainty and vulnerability
Eligibility requirements to be applicable
Life in UK test
Criminality Check
English Test
Volunteer work
Tax contributions for minimum 5 years


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This petition was rejected

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 a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/745684

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