Do not abolish the long residence (10-year) route to settlement
Please reconsider the total abolishment of the 10-year long residence route to settlement for individuals who have been legally living and working in the UK for a significant amount of time.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 14/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 14/100,000
- 21 JAN 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
We think this petition is very similar to yours: Do not apply new ILR rules to those who arrived before 2021 on a 10 year route: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751924
- 10 DEC 2025Petition created
Background
I seek empathy and compassion from the Government/Parliament - to reconsider the abolishment of the long residence route to settlement for individuals who have been legally living and working in the UK for a significant amount of time (over 5 years/close to completing the 10-year qualifying period). Please consider the repercussions for individuals who are law-abiding, well educated, and have been contributing to the UK economy, whilst accruing time towards the long residence route. Thank you.