Rejected petition: Keep the 5-Years ILR Qualifying Period for Existing Skilled Worker Visa Holders
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We ask the UK Government to preserve the existing 5-year Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) pathway for Skilled Worker visa holders and their dependants who entered the route before the settlement reforms were announced. Any new 10-year or longer qualifying period should apply only to new applicants.
Skilled Workers came to the UK legally, relying on the existing 5-year ILR pathway. They have worked, paid taxes, built families and made major financial and life commitments based on these rules. Extending ILR to 10–15 years for those already here would be deeply unfair, causing financial hardship, uncertainty and disruption to their futures. We urge the Government to protect the 5-year route for existing visa holders and apply any new rules ONLY to new applicants, not retrospectively.
Why was this petition rejected?
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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Protect the five-year ILR route for existing Skilled Workers" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/785621
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