Petitions/Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal
StatusClosed
Opened23 May 2025
Closes23 Nov 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 3 Feb 2026
Milestones 10,000 100,000

We urge the UK Government to scrap plans to extend ILR from 5 to 10 years. We feel that legal migrants, especially care workers, followed the rules and built lives here under the 5-year promise. We think they support vital services and deserve fairness, not shifting rules.

We think that retroactively extending ILR from 5 to 10 years is unfair. We are concerned that it creates insecurity for legal migrants, disrupts vital sectors like health and care, and adds financial strain. We urge the UK Government to withdraw this proposal, protect visa renewals, and prioritise tackling illegal migration. Do not penalise those who follow the law, support the economy, and uphold British values. We think legal migration must be protected, not discouraged.

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Government response

The earned settlement consultation is seeking views on whether the increase in settlement qualifying period will apply to people already in the UK. No decision has been taken on this point.

Constituency engagement ranking

Barry Gardiner
1Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1,064
Gareth Thomas
2Gareth Thomas MP
Harrow West
1,033
Sir Stephen Timms
3Sir Stephen Timms MP
East Ham
766
Bob Blackman
4Bob Blackman MP
Harrow East
760
Sir Mark Hendrick
5Sir Mark Hendrick MP
Preston
659
Liz Kendall
6Liz Kendall MP
Leicester West
648
Shabana Mahmood
7Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
642
Rachel Hopkins
8Rachel Hopkins MP
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
625
Zarah Sultana
9Zarah Sultana MP
Coventry South
623
Afzal Khan
10Afzal Khan MP
Manchester Rusholme
593
Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal — Petitions