Maintain the 5 year ILR path for all existing Skilled Workers — 21 signatures. Status: rejected.
We call on the UK Gov. to grant all Skilled Worker visa holders who arrived in the UK before May 2025 the same transitional protections as Care Workers, preserving their 5-year route to ILR. The standard qualifying period must not be retroactively extended to 10 years for those who moved to the UK.
Skilled Workers are vital contributors to the UK economy. We are law-abiding, decent residents who entered the country through entirely lawful, rigorous visa streams to work in major companies and leading industries. We contribute substantially to the nation's economic growth by paying robust income taxes, NI, and high visa fees. Furthermore, we directly support the NHS by paying the substantial IHS upfront. There has been nothing wrong or irregular in our way of coming to the UK.
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