Submitted on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Rejected on Monday 12th January 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ancestry Visas should not be affected by the proposed earned settlement changes.
People who are resettling in the UK after a previous generation (British born and raised as per the Ancestry Visa requirements) left the UK, should not be penalised for wanting to return to the country of their family’s origin as is proposed in the current Earned Settlement White Paper.
Ancestry visa holders should be exempt from the current White Paper proposal for earned settlement. If you hold an ancestry visa it is because you are a descendant of a British citizen and are returning to the country of your family’s origin. The requirements for this settlement route should not be changed/increased from what is currently required for this route.
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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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We already have a petition open on seeking no change for people on ancestry visas:
Keep 5 year route to ILR for Existing Ancestry Visa Holders
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/743327
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