{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/786227.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":786227,"attributes":{"action":"Protect existing Skilled Worker visa holders from retrospective ILR changes","background":"Keep the 5-year ILR route for Skilled Worker visa holders already living in the UK and do not apply new settlement rules retrospectively. Any new rules should apply only to future arrivals. Salary thresholds should also reflect regional pay differences across the UK.","additional_details":"Don’t move the goalposts for those already here.\r\nSkilled workers who came to the UK under a 5-year route should retain that route, with new rules applying only to future arrivals. Skilled Workers should be treated as a separate category.\r\nSalary thresholds do not reflect regional pay differences and discourage salary sacrifice to avoid higher bands.\r\nPeople also cannot retrospectively change past earnings to meet a £50,270+ threshold, making retrospective rules inherently unfair.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":6,"created_at":"2026-11-03T21:36:09.912Z","updated_at":"2026-11-13T13:08:03.342Z","rejected_at":"2026-11-13T13:06:43.794Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-11-03T21:45:50.000Z","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":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"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\r\n\r\nYou may also wish to sign this petition: \"Legislate to protect ILR applicants from retrospective changes\" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/775267\r\n\r\nYou could start a new petition calling for the Government to make the Earned Settlement salary thresholds reflect regional pay differences, if that's something you want to see."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}