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Home Secretary Proposes Doubling ILR Qualifying Period to 10 Years

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC · How we work

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood proposed raising the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five to ten years.
Communities Secretary Angela Rayner called the plan un-British and said it would change the goalposts.
Immigration minister Jo White defended the reforms, saying up to 600,000 care workers could gain ILR.
White warned those workers might then leave the sector, worsening shortages.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood proposed raising the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five to ten years.
Communities Secretary Angela Rayner called the plan un-British and said it would change the goalposts.
Immigration minister Jo White defended the reforms, saying up to 600,000 care workers could gain ILR.
White warned those workers might then leave the sector, worsening shortages.