Rejected petition: Protect the 5-Year ILR Route for Existing Skilled Workers
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Protect the 5-year ILR route for existing Skilled Worker visa holders. People came to the UK lawfully and planned their lives around the rules in place when they applied. Do not apply the new 10-year settlement period retrospectively to existing visa holders.
Why should some Care Workers retain a 5-year ILR route while existing Skilled Workers face 10 years? All workers contribute to Britain, pay taxes and support the economy. Many Skilled Workers have already spent 4 years here, planning their futures under the original rules. It is unfair to change those expectations retrospectively. We ask the Government to protect the 5-year ILR route for all existing Skilled Worker visa holders.
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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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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