That this House supports the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London’s call for a fee waiver to be introduced for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) applications for those on family and private life visas; notes that ILR provides security and stability, yet the £2,885 fee is unaffordable for many despite costing the Home Office just £646 to process; regrets that this denies many people, including UK born children and parents of British children, permanent status and forces them into financial hardship and repeated visa renewals; believes this system is counterproductive, creating unnecessary administrative burdens for both individuals and the Home Office; and calls on the Government to introduce a fee waiver to ensure financial barriers do not prevent people securing permanent immigration status after completing their qualifying periods.
Signatories (43)
- Kim Johnson Sponsor
- Rachael Maskell
- Jim Shannon
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nadia Whittome
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Colum Eastwood
- Brendan O'Hara
- Ayoub Khan
- John McDonnell
- Jon Trickett
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Apsana Begum
- Imran Hussain
- Siân Berry
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ben Lake
- Llinos Medi
- Ann Davies
- Ian Byrne
- Pete Wishart
- Sammy Wilson
- Iqbal Mohamed
- Sorcha Eastwood
- Steve Witherden
- Manuela Perteghella
- Shockat Adam
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Christine Jardine
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Mr Alistair Carmichael
- Olivia Blake
- Layla Moran
- Ellie Chowns
- Wera Hobhouse
- Carla Denyer
- Seamus Logan
- Brian Leishman
- Kirsty Blackman
- Graham Leadbitter
- Stephen Flynn
- Vikki Slade