Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal
We urge the UK Government to scrap plans to extend ILR from 5 to 10 years. We feel that legal migrants, especially care workers, followed the rules and built lives here under the 5-year promise. We think they support vital services and deserve fairness, not shifting rules.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 100,000/100,000 · reached
- 05 DEC 2025Government respondedHome OfficeGovernment reply
The earned settlement consultation is seeking views on whether the increase in settlement qualifying period will apply to people already in the UK. No decision has been taken on this point.
Read full response - 23 NOV 2025Petition closedFinal total: 106,570 signatures
- 13 OCT 2025100,000 signatures reachedEligible to be considered for debate
- 03 OCT 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 23 MAY 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
We think that retroactively extending ILR from 5 to 10 years is unfair. We are concerned that it creates insecurity for legal migrants, disrupts vital sectors like health and care, and adds financial strain. We urge the UK Government to withdraw this proposal, protect visa renewals, and prioritise tackling illegal migration. Do not penalise those who follow the law, support the economy, and uphold British values. We think legal migration must be protected, not discouraged.