Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Allow ICT (intracompany transfer) visas to count towards ILR
Open from Friday 21st March 2025 to Sunday 21st September 2025
84 signatures
Grant Indefinite Leave to Remain for Long-Term International Students in the UK
Open from Thursday 5th December 2024 to Thursday 5th June 2025
84 signatures
Let international music students earn money by performing during their studies.
Open from Friday 11th February 2022 to Thursday 11th August 2022
83 signatures
Amend visa restrictions on under 14s from working as sportspersons
Open from Monday 25th July 2022 to Wednesday 8th February 2023
83 signatures
Keep 5 Year ILR route for people who came to UK in 2023 or later
Open from Monday 27th October 2025 to Monday 27th April 2026
82 signatures
Allow nurses to apply for the Health and Care Worker Visa in-country
Open from Wednesday 24th November 2021 to Tuesday 24th May 2022
80 signatures
Give Ukrainian students with Tier4 visa (no work allowed) the permission to work
Open from Thursday 12th May 2022 to Saturday 26th November 2022
80 signatures
Automatic British Citizenship for descendants of British grandparents
Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
76 signatures
Skilled worker visa holders & UK taxpayers eligible for Childcare Benefits
Open from Wednesday 28th May 2025 to Friday 28th November 2025
76 signatures
Do not close social care visa to protect UK health and social care
Open from Thursday 5th June 2025 to Friday 5th December 2025
75 signatures
Offer assistance, asylum and support to those fleeing Iran.
Open from Wednesday 12th October 2022 to Wednesday 12th April 2023
74 signatures
Make anyone lawfully resident in the UK for five years eligible for ILR
Open from Wednesday 30th March 2022 to Friday 14th October 2022
74 signatures
Reinstate the physical Biometric Residence Permits
Opened on Tuesday 10th February 2026
73 signatures so far
Keep B1 English for Skilled Worker visa holders; B2 only for new applicants
Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
72 signatures so far
Allow all Care Workers and Senior Care Workers to Bring Dependants.
Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
71 signatures so far
Reopen the British embassy in Syria.
Open from Friday 21st February 2025 to Thursday 21st August 2025
71 signatures
Don’t require health & care workers to update visa for additional work
Open from Wednesday 13th November 2024 to Tuesday 13th May 2025
70 signatures
Relax rules on gaps in continuous residence during Covid-19
Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
70 signatures
Allow the extension of visas for Ukrainian refugees not residing in the UK
Open from Wednesday 19th March 2025 to Friday 19th September 2025
69 signatures
Lower the joint combined income needed for a UK spouse visa to £18000
Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
69 signatures so far
Extend Visas for All NHS Staff So They Can Focus on Fighting Covid-19
Open from Wednesday 17th June 2020 to Thursday 17th December 2020
68 signatures
Seek to amend the UK-India trade deal to ensure it is fair for UK IT workers
Open from Wednesday 16th July 2025 to Friday 16th January 2026
67 signatures
Review how the justice system handles financial abuse
Open from Friday 31st January 2025 to Thursday 31st July 2025
65 signatures
Offer student visas and funding for higher education to students fleeing Ukraine
Open from Thursday 3rd March 2022 to Saturday 3rd September 2022
62 signatures
Allow dependents to stay if someone switches to care visa
Open from Monday 17th March 2025 to Wednesday 17th September 2025
62 signatures
Allow healthcare surcharge to rollover if applicant hasn't used the NHS
Open from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
61 signatures
Lift ban on self-employment for international students on a Student visa
Open from Friday 10th December 2021 to Friday 10th June 2022
60 signatures
Extend coverage of the UK's Hong Kong Visa Scheme, devise BNO citizenship plan
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
57 signatures
Allow couples to give notice and marry/civil partnership over video conference
Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
57 signatures
Allow dependents of BN(O) VISA holders to work for UK Civil Service
Open from Tuesday 17th May 2022 to Thursday 1st December 2022
57 signatures
Allow 24 work hours for student & skilled worker visa holders outside main job
Opened on Monday 1st December 2025
56 signatures so far
Review Current Provision of Safe and Legal Routes for Asylum Seekers to the UK
Open from Friday 10th October 2025 to Friday 10th April 2026
55 signatures
Count the duration of Tier 5 type visa toward the ILR for health workers
Open from Wednesday 11th August 2021 to Friday 11th February 2022
54 signatures
Increase the age of dependant children on parents Ancestry Visa from 18 to 21.
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
53 signatures
Remove the restriction on family awaiting visas from visiting UK as tourists.
Open from Friday 13th May 2022 to Sunday 27th November 2022
53 signatures
Add Hospitality to the Occupation Shortage List.
Open from Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Thursday 2nd December 2021
52 signatures
Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to start businesses in the UK
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
50 signatures
Reopen all visa services for Ukrainians in Ukraine
Open from Tuesday 1st March 2022 to Thursday 1st September 2022
49 signatures
Reduce UK partner/spouse visa minimum income from £29,000 to £25,000 per year
Opened on Tuesday 3rd March 2026
49 signatures so far
Base university home fee status on visa application date, not arrival date
Open from Monday 17th February 2025 to Sunday 17th August 2025
48 signatures
End the Immigration Health Surcharge for National Insurance payers
Open from Tuesday 11th March 2025 to Thursday 11th September 2025
48 signatures
End sponsorship requirements for skilled worker visa holders already in the UK
Opened on Wednesday 21st January 2026
47 signatures so far
2-year ILR spouse visa route for all long-term residents on prior visas
Open from Friday 28th March 2025 to Sunday 28th September 2025
47 signatures
UK humanitarian visa for people displaced by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
Opened on Friday 5th December 2025
46 signatures so far
Prioritise and expedite Visa applications for doctors offered jobs with the NHS
Open from Monday 21st November 2022 to Sunday 21st May 2023
46 signatures
Make a Legal Awareness Course mandatory for all spousal visa applicants
Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
46 signatures
Grant Ukrainian citizens visa-free short-term entry to the UK
Open from Thursday 3rd April 2025 to Friday 3rd October 2025
44 signatures
Investigation into UK Visa Appointment System
Open from Monday 22nd September 2025 to Sunday 22nd March 2026
43 signatures
International Students should be granted 4 year Post Study work visa.
Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
42 signatures
Any future free trade deals must include freedom of movement of people
Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
41 signatures
Reform ADR rules & introduce a family visa for elderly parents living abroad
Opened on Wednesday 17th December 2025
40 signatures so far
Do not change indefinite leave to remain for family visa to 10 years
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
39 signatures so far
Introduce mobility scheme for Ukrainian researchers to contribute to UK science
Open from Tuesday 7th October 2025 to Tuesday 7th April 2026
39 signatures
Remove IT and related roles eligibility for the skilled worker visa
Open from Monday 19th May 2025 to Wednesday 19th November 2025
39 signatures
Create a dedicated ILR settlement route for international students
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
38 signatures so far
Lower sponsorship costs and requirements for skilled immigrant workers in the UK
Open from Tuesday 1st July 2025 to Thursday 1st January 2026
38 signatures
Call for Fair Treatment of people on private and family life visas
Open from Tuesday 11th March 2025 to Thursday 11th September 2025
38 signatures
Relax visit-visa time restriction for foreign family members of UK residents.
Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2021 to Monday 23rd August 2021
38 signatures
Allow Skilled Worker visa holders to take unrestricted secondary work
Open from Wednesday 24th September 2025 to Tuesday 24th March 2026
37 signatures
Reduce citizenship fees for children
Open from Tuesday 8th March 2022 to Thursday 8th September 2022
36 signatures
Abolish or reduce immigration fees for Commonwealth Service Personnel
Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
36 signatures
Reduce ILR qualification to 7 years for long residence visa
Open from Friday 26th September 2025 to Thursday 26th March 2026
35 signatures
Reduce the electronic tourist authorisation to 90 days
Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
35 signatures
Reduce the proposed Core Protection settlement route from 20 years to 10 years
Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
34 signatures so far
Do not extend ILR qualifying period for RQF6 & below workers
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
33 signatures so far
Abolish Visa Fee for Non- EU NHS Workers and their Families
Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
33 signatures
Remove the student visa 'emergency brake' applied to certain countries
Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
32 signatures so far
Exempt students who arrived before July from changes to visa/settlement rules
Open from Friday 26th September 2025 to Thursday 26th March 2026
31 signatures
Reinstate Priority and Superpriority track for Family and Student Visas.
Open from Wednesday 4th May 2022 to Friday 18th November 2022
31 signatures
Lower minimum salary threshold for veterinary surgeons on skilled visa
Open from Tuesday 21st October 2025 to Tuesday 21st April 2026
31 signatures
Allow people aged up to 21 to be treated as child dependants for family visas
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
30 signatures
Create a scheme for long-term residents who overstayed their visa to gain ILR
Open from Thursday 28th November 2024 to Wednesday 28th May 2025
30 signatures
Allow UK residents with Private Life Visas to Sponsor a visa for a non-UK spouse
Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
30 signatures
Extend criteria for fast-track passports to British children born overseas
Open from Wednesday 11th May 2022 to Friday 25th November 2022
30 signatures
Make the spousal visa income requirement reflect regional living costs
Opened on Monday 24th November 2025
29 signatures so far
Put a permanent stop to Tier 2 visas for migrant workers
Open from Monday 1st February 2021 to Sunday 1st August 2021
29 signatures
Review Home Office Delays in processing immigration cases
Open from Tuesday 1st July 2025 to Thursday 1st January 2026
29 signatures
Allow Displaced Care Workers to work temporarily without a new sponsorship
Open from Thursday 14th August 2025 to Saturday 14th February 2026
29 signatures
Review Working Hours Sponsorship Rules for Domiciliary Care Providers & Workers
Opened on Friday 23rd January 2026
28 signatures so far
Pay Compensation to Families Separated by the Minimum Income Threshold
Opened on Friday 19th December 2025
28 signatures so far
Allow Graduate Visa to be extended
Open from Friday 14th February 2025 to Thursday 14th August 2025
27 signatures
Make work permits available to anyone who entered the UK legally after 10 years
Open from Monday 16th January 2023 to Sunday 16th July 2023
27 signatures
Bring down the spouse Visa fee of a British citizen
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
27 signatures
Allow students working in NHS and healthcare roles to apply for FLR visa
Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
26 signatures
Make Skilled Workers eligible for permanent residence after 3 years
Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
26 signatures
Allow all NHS workers to get ILR after five years regardless of initial visa
Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
25 signatures
Support Homes for Ukraine hosts to accommodate Ukraine Family Visa holders
Open from Tuesday 19th April 2022 to Wednesday 2nd November 2022
25 signatures
Extend visas for, and offer free vaccination to, touring international artists
Open from Monday 4th January 2021 to Sunday 4th July 2021
25 signatures
Review settlement rules for the skilled worker visa holders - ILR after 3 years
Opened on Tuesday 16th December 2025
25 signatures so far
Expedite delayed January intake student visas and ensure fair, timely decisions
Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
24 signatures so far
Give BN(O) visa holders access to funded childcare hours for working parents
Open from Monday 25th November 2024 to Sunday 25th May 2025
24 signatures
Create a Contribution-Based Talent Re-Entry Visa for Former UK Skilled Worker
Opened on Wednesday 25th March 2026
23 signatures so far
Equalise support for hosts and refugees through Ukraine visa schemes
Open from Thursday 23rd June 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023
23 signatures
Seek working holiday visa for young Britons to live and work in EEA countries
Open from Monday 27th June 2022 to Tuesday 10th January 2023
23 signatures
Bring Partner and Spouse Visa Requirements in Line with BNO Visas
Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
23 signatures
Exempt existing 5 and 10 years routes visa holders from new pathway settlement.
Opened on Monday 5th January 2026
23 signatures so far
Reduce extortionate and unnecessary UK Visa and Health Surcharge fees.
Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
23 signatures
Extend the COVID-19 temporary visa concessions for international students
Open from Monday 29th November 2021 to Sunday 29th May 2022
23 signatures
Introduce amnesty for migrants already in the UK without visa
Opened on Tuesday 17th March 2026
23 signatures so far
Relax visa rules for foreign workers for the hospitality sector.
Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
22 signatures
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