PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Fair and Equal Access to ILR for All Legal Immigrants in the United Kingdom
We ask the Government to immediately confirm that the retention of the 5-year continuous residence requirement for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for all legal immigrants is a safeguard for the fundamental human right to a stable private and family life, as protected by Article 8 of the ECHR.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
21
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
Background
Legal immigrants entered the UK under the explicit understanding that the 5-year route to settlement was the established pathway for permanent residence.
Legal immigrants should not face unequal treatment in access to settlement simply because they entered under different visa categories.
This is a moral contract that the Government must honour. Extending the ILR qualifying period to 10 years is a retrospective change that breaks this promise