Submitted by Kingsford Owusu on Wednesday 21st January 2026
Published on Monday 23rd February 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 23rd August 2026
Current Signatures: 47
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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6 Months ~ Armed Forces ~ arms ~ Busy ~ Create ~ Education ~ Forced ~ health care ~ Healthcare ~ Indefinite Leave to Remain ~ International students ~ Internationals ~ Mandatory ~ month ~ Option ~ remain ~ Route ~ security ~ security services ~ SIX MONTHS ~ talented ~ technology ~ UK security ~ UK universities ~ Universities ~ Viewing ~ Voluntary
Introduce 5-year ILR route with mandatory volunteer service for UK graduates
Introduce a structured five-year route to Indefinite Leave to Remain for international graduates of UK universities who have done 6 months mandatory voluntary service, employment, or established a business.
Create an accelerated citizenship option for those who serve in the Armed Forces or UK security services.
In our view the UK invests heavily in educating international students, but we believe forcing them to leave after graduation wastes skilled talent during shortages in healthcare, education, public services, technology, and security. This petition proposes a five-year settlement route for UK-educated graduates, requiring six months of voluntary public service, followed by employment or business creation, with accelerated citizenship for those joining the Armed Forces or security services.
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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