Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 7
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We welcome this recognition from the Government that 10 years is an excessively long period...
Conclusion
We welcome this recognition from the Government that 10 years is an excessively long period for a young person to wait for indefinite leave to remain, and access to public funds, and that five years is a more appropriate period.
Paragraph Reference:
27
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Home Office has recently introduced Appendix Private Life to the Immigration Rules, bringing the concession on early settlement introduced on 20 October 2021 into the Immigration Rules. The new rules allow a child born in the UK and who has spent their first seven years here to qualify for immediate settlement. It also creates a defined route to settlement after five years for those applying as a child or young person.