ILR 5 YEAR FOR EXSITING PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE ON SKILLED WORKER VISA

ILR 5 YEAR FOR EXSITING PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE ON SKILLED WORKER VISA — 21 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

5-year ILR route for people already in the UK and do not apply new settlement rules retrospectively. Future changes should apply only to new arrivals. Don’t move the goalposts for those already here its unfair. People already lawfully living in the UK and paying taxes and NI

Additional details

All existing Skilled Worker visa holders retain their original five-year ILR settlement pathway. Their dependants, receive the same transitional protection. Any new settlement requirements apply only to future applicants entering the Skilled Worker route after the changes take effect. The Government provides clear legal guarantees that existing migrants will not be disadvantaged by retrospective changes. We recognise the Government's right to reform immigration policy, fairness must be respected

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