Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing ECAA visa holders
We ask the UK Government to keep the 5-year route to Indefinite Leave to Remain for former ECAA (Turkish Businessperson) visa holders. Extending it to 10 years breaks previous commitments and unfairly affects those who built lives and businesses in the UK.
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- 14 APR 2026Government respondedHome OfficeGovernment reply
The Immigration White Paper set out that the default period to settlement will rise to 10 years. We ran a 12-week consultation seeking views on related proposals and transitional arrangements.
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