Submitted by Waqas Nawaz on Tuesday 10th February 2026
Published on Friday 20th March 2026
Current status: Open
Open until: Sunday 20th September 2026
Current Signatures: 12
(count is updated approximately hourly)
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10 years ~ 5 years ~ Change ~ Controlled ~ Controlling ~ Economy ~ Fairness ~ Fairs ~ Families ~ Immigration ~ paying ~ remain ~ Route ~ Stability ~ Tax ~ UK economy ~ Viewing ~ Visa ~ visa rules ~ work ~ work visas ~ Years
ILR after 5 years for main applicants, their dependants ILR after 10 years
We ask the Government to allow main applicants on family and work visas to be able to apply for ILR after 5 years. Their dependants can remain longer routes, including the 10-year route. We believe this gives stability to working families, improves integration, and maintains immigration control.
In our view, many main applicants are already working, paying tax and meeting strict visa rules. Allowing them to gain ILR after 5 years could provide stability, reduce exploitation and help families integrate. We think dependants could still remain on longer routes to ILR, so this change would be fair, controlled and beneficial to the UK economy.
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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