Protect Existing Skilled Worker Visa Holders from the New 10-Year ILR Rule

Protect Existing Skilled Worker Visa Holders from the New 10-Year ILR Rule — 21 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

We ask the UK Government to protect existing Skilled Worker visa holders by retaining the 5-year ILR pathway for those who started their route before new rules take effect. Apply the 10-year ILR rule only to new applicants.

Additional details

Many Skilled Worker visa holders came to the UK expecting to qualify for ILR after five years under the rules in place when they started their journey. They have worked, paid taxes and built their lives here. Extending this period to ten years retrospectively would be unfair and cause serious uncertainty. We ask the Government to protect existing visa holders through fair transitional arrangements and retain the five-year ILR route for them.

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