{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/783507.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":783507,"attributes":{"action":"Introduce a flexible 5-year graduate visa for international graduates","background":"Create a new Graduate Visa for any international graduates who complete UK degrees and work here. They would not be allowed to move to Skilled Worker or another long-term route when Graduate permission ends. ","additional_details":"We ask the Government to consider a regulated, fee-paying five-year route for those already lawfully in the UK and Completed there Education in the UK.\r\n\r\nProposed features: a £10,000 fee plus Immigration Health Surcharge and visa fees, paid by the applicant; flexible work rights not tied to one sponsor, including self-employment; eligible dependants; a minimum tax contribution of around £500 a month where income allows; and compliance monitoring.\r\n\r\nWe do not seek to reduce any group's rights. This is a request for consideration and public debate on whether an additional regulated option could benefit graduates and the UK.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":8,"closing_date":"2027-04-26","created_at":"2026-10-01T19:23:47.955Z","updated_at":"2026-10-26T18:42:20.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-26T08:20:47.692Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-10-01T21:51:50.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Muhammad Faisal Sardar","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HO","name":"Home Office","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":8}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"East Ham","ons_code":"E14001213","mp":"Rt Hon Sir Stephen Timms MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Oldham East and Saddleworth","ons_code":"E14001415","mp":"Debbie Abrahams MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Richmond Park","ons_code":"E14001445","mp":"Sarah Olney MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Glenrothes and Mid Fife","ons_code":"S14000090","mp":"Richard Baker MP","signature_count":4},{"name":"Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke","ons_code":"S14000099","mp":"Pamela Nash MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"North West","ons_code":"B","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":2},{"name":"Scotland","ons_code":"M","signature_count":5}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}