Keep ILR at 5 years and do not apply any retrospective immigration changes.
The Government should keep the current 5-year qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain and ensure that no new rules are applied retrospectively to people already on a valid route to settlement. Any changes should apply only to new applicants.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 05 JAN 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petitions: Keep the 5-year pathway for all legal immigrants to apply for ILR https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751293 Make a law to protect ILR from abolition and retrospective changes https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/742864
- 23 NOV 2025Petition created
Background
Retrospective immigration changes would unfairly disrupt the lives of individuals who have planned their future around the existing 5-year ILR route. People already living, working and contributing to the UK should not have the terms of their settlement route changed suddenly. Stability and fairness require that new rules only affect future applicants.