Do Not Penalise Existing Care Workers - Preserve the 5-Year Settlement Route
Government must ensure fairness by keeping the original 5-year ILR route for current care workers. We have built our lives here, filled critical staffing gaps, and supported vulnerable people. Rules should not change retroactively for those already contributing.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
- 19 DEC 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Keep 5-year ILR for Health and Care visa holders to protect the NHS https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/745684
- 20 NOV 2025Petition created
Background
I want Parliament/Government to protect fairness for current care workers by keeping the original 5-year ILR route. Many of us came under agreed terms, made long-term plans, and dedicated ourselves to supporting the UK’s most vulnerable people. Changing the settlement pathway now is unfair and destabilising. The government must honour existing commitments and recognise our essential contributions.