Protect the 5-year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders — 20 signatures. Status: rejected.
We urge the UK Government to retain the 5-year ILR pathway instead of extending it to 10 years for existing Skilled Worker visa holders, including chefs, engineers, healthcare and IT professionals. Protect workers who came legally, paid taxes and built their lives in the UK.
Families like ours came to the UK after the difficult COVID period, seeking safety, stability and a better future together. We have worked hard, supported the UK economy, paid our taxes and National Insurance, contributed to society and met all our financial responsibilities. We have built our lives here, with our families and children, believing that our hard work and commitment would give us a fair opportunity to settle. Extending the ILR qualifying period to 10 years creates uncertainty, hardship and emotional stress for families who have already contributed so much. We respectfully ask the Government to reconsider this change, protect families who have built their lives in the UK and ensure fairness for those already on a settlement pathway.
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