Rejected petition Exempt Refugees from the 10-Year Settlement Requirement and Reinstate the 5-Year

We urge the UK to exempt refugees from the 10-year settlement rule, restore the fair 5-year route, and improve fingerprint/data-sharing agreements to manage irregular migration without harming genuine refugees.

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Purpose of the Petition:

To ensure fairness, stability, and humane treatment for refugees, while supporting effective management of irregular migration.

Our appeal to the Government:

To reconsider these policy changes and adopt an approach that protects vulnerable people, strengthens integration, and upholds the UK’s long-standing commitment to humanitarian protection.

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You may wish to sign the following petitions which call for similar actions:

Keep the 5-Year ILR route for refugees. Do not extend it to 10 or 20 years
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751443

Keep 5-year Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) for those already granted asylum
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/751580

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Date submitted 23 November 2025
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