Lead member
Matt Vickers
Conservative, Stockton West
Commons
Decision
No decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Qualification period for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the United Kingdom
(1)
The minimum qualification period for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom is a period of ten years.
(2)
The qualification period in subsection (1) applies to a person who has—
(a)
a tier 2, T2, International Sportsperson or Skilled Worker visa,
(b)
a Scale-up Worker visa,
(c)
a Global Talent, Tier 1 Entrepreneur or Investor visa,
(d)
an Innovator Founder visa,
(e)
a UK Ancestry visa, or
(f)
a partner holding UK citizenship.
(3)
A person who has lived in the United Kingdom for ten years or more but does not meet the criteria in subsection (2) cannot apply for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would extend the qualification period for applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK to ten years and abolish the long-stay route, through which a person can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain based solely on having lived in the UK for ten years or more.