Dependants of skilled workers should get ILR with the main Applicant.
The government should not consider dependants that is the spouse and children of skilled workers as separate individuals in reference to applying for ILR. They should be treated as one and given the right to apply together for ILR.
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 9/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 9/100,000
- 10 FEB 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Keep 5-year ILR for Skilled Workers & dependents who come before April 2026 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751505
- 26 NOV 2025Petition created
Background
The dependant of a skilled workers earning more than 125000 £ should not be dealt separately. They are one family and the main applicant is earning a high salary and paying high taxes. The spouse and children should have the right to settle together with the main applicant as one family irrespective of whether the spouse is earning or not or is dependent on the main applicant.