Rejected petition 5 to 10 years rule should Not be applied retrospectively on skilled worker in UK

Skilled visa holders already on the 5-year ILR path in the UK deserve fairness and certainty, not a sudden shift to a 10-year ILR route.
We who are already living in the UK as skilled migrants should be treated with transparency and fairness and the new rules should not be applied retrospectively.

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We respectfully request to consider the retrospective impact of the proposed change to settlement rules in the 12 May 2025 White Paper, specifically, the extension of the (ILR) qualifying period from 5 to 10 years for skilled visa holders already in the UK under the 5-year ILR rule.
While the white paper doesn't state this but there has been no clarity regarding this in the recent meetings and created significant uncertainty in our lives.

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Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/727360

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Date submitted 16 May 2025
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