Rejected petition: Protect ILR for migrants who built their lives on the current 5-year system.
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Protect the stability of refugees who built lives under the current 5-year system. They work, integrate, and raise children who feel a sense of belonging here. Don’t disrupt life plans or place new uncertainty in the path of their integration. Don't create a troubled generation lacking belonging.
Applying the new 20-year uncertainty retrospectively to refugees who built lives (work, school, banking) relying on the 5-year ILR route creates a socio-pedagogical crisis. This policy fosters severe marginalisation and lack of belonging. The 20-year rule must apply to future applicants, not those who trusted the 5-year route. A child born here living in uncertainty until 20 hinders identity and belonging, preventing productive British citizenship. Stability is foundational to integration.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We have a number of petitions already open on this subject:
Do not increase the time migrants with ILR need to wait to apply for citizenship
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751392Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746363Do not apply ILR qualifying period changes retrospectively to ILR applicants
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751517If you search for "ILR" on the petitions web-site you will find even more
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