Keep the 5 Years Path to ILR (Indefinite Leave To Remain— No Retroactive Changes
We urge the Government to maintain the 5-years pathway to ILR for refugees and skill workers and apply any new rules only from the date of approval.
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 7/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 7/100,000
- 05 JAN 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign these petitions which call for similar actions: Keep the 5-year pathway for all legal immigrants to apply for ILR: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751293 Keep the 5-Year ILR route for refugees. Do not extend it to 10 or 20 years: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751443
- 24 NOV 2025Petition created
Background
Proposed 30-month visas threaten security, employment, and family stability. Refugees often face torture, war, and psychological and physical challenges. Judging their lives by financial criteria harms them and violates human rights. Backdating policies is especially unfair, like being punished years later for driving legally on a road that is suddenly deemed “illegal.”