Petitions/Scrap route to ILR for children born in the UK with 7 years continuous residence
StatusOngoing
Opened23 Jan 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We would like the government to scrap this route which gives parents the right to apply for residency for their child if born in the UK & remained for seven years. We are concerned this is a loophole for illegal migrants to stay in the UK even if their applications have been refused many times.

We believe some illegal migrants are coming to the United Kingdom & having their applications rejected but at the same time having children. Then they are waiting for the child to become seven & then by law they can apply for a residency for the child because the child was born in the UK & then they themselves can apply to get residency through the child. We believe this is a loophole that many illegal migrants are using so we must stop this.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Naz Shah
1Naz Shah MP
Bradford West
5
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
2Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
2
Dr Ellie Chowns
3Dr Ellie Chowns MP
North Herefordshire
2
Linsey Farnsworth
4Linsey Farnsworth MP
Amber Valley
1
Laura Kyrke-Smith
5Laura Kyrke-Smith MP
Aylesbury
1
Jess Phillips
6Jess Phillips MP
Birmingham Yardley
1
Alison Griffiths
7Alison Griffiths MP
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
1
Imran Hussain
8Imran Hussain MP
Bradford East
1
Alex Burghart
9Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Damien Egan
10Damien Egan MP
Bristol North East
1