Petitions/Maintain the B1 English Language requirement for ILR
StatusOngoing
Opened14 Jan 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Scrap the planned B2 English language requirement and maintain the B1 requirement for qualifying for ILR, to bring it in line with a majority of UK citizens who have GCSE level English and may not have formal A-Level qualifications.

We believe it’s unfair for non-native English speakers to be required to have a higher academic level of English over UK-born citizens.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Andy Burnham
1Andy Burnham MP
Makerfield
6
Jo Platt
2Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
4
Mohammad Yasin
3Mohammad Yasin MP
Bedford
2
Wendy Chamberlain
4Wendy Chamberlain MP
North East Fife
2
Andrew Griffith
5Andrew Griffith MP
Arundel and South Downs
1
Natalie Fleet
6Natalie Fleet MP
Bolsover
1
Ben Coleman
7Ben Coleman MP
Chelsea and Fulham
1
Nigel Farage
8Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Mary Creagh
9Mary Creagh MP
Coventry East
1
Cat Smith
10Cat Smith MP
Lancaster and Wyre
1