Submitted by Henry Maina on Saturday 17th January 2026
Published on Tuesday 10th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Thursday 10th September 2026
Current Signatures: 17
(count is updated approximately hourly)
Relevant Departments
Tagged with
age 18 ~ aged ~ Best Interests ~ Child ~ Children ~ concerns ~ Considered ~ Consistently ~ delayed ~ End ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Families ~ family visa ~ Immigration ~ immigration rules ~ Reform ~ risk ~ Route ~ status ~ system ~ Visa ~ visa rules ~ Welfare
Ensure no-one "ages out" of dependent status during parents' 10-year ILR route
Reform family visa rules so eligibility for dependent status of all children of visa holders on a 10-year route is extended above age 18. We're concerned current rules cause family separation. Ensure families are protected by consistently enforced rules and aren't affected by administrative delays.
We want all children of those on a long-term visa route to be protected by immigration rules from “aging out” of their child dependant eligibility, due to delays. End what we see as unequal treatment of settled families, and ensure child welfare and family life are properly considered. We are concerned that the current system leads to permanent family separation based solely on timing, not conduct, contribution, or risk, with insufficient assessment of a child’s best interests. We believe this predictable outcome undermines fairness, equality, and confidence in the system.
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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