"Today, I can announce that Reform will go even further. We will abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status, which grants migrants the right to live, work and study in the UK permanently with full access to Britain's health and benefits system. This threatens to bankrupt our bloated welfare state. We will rescind ILR statuses that have already been granted. We will also restore the treasured status of British citizenship."
"He says Reform would abolish indefinite leave to remain the immigration status that allows people to remain in the UK for as long as they want, often the first step towards citizenship. Crucially, this would not just be for new applicants; it would be retrospective, applying to people who already have indefinite leave to remain. Instead, people would have to apply for a five-year visa, with tougher conditions."
Reform would abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and rescind already-granted ILR statuses retroactively. Existing ILR holders would be required to apply for new conditional five-year visas subject to tougher requirements, limiting permanent settlement and access to benefits. The policy aims to reverse the sharp rise in legal migration during the Boris Johnson government, which increased work visas partly to replace departing EU workers after Brexit. The proposal frames ILR as burdening the welfare state and threatens citizenship pathways. The plan cites that from January 2026 roughly 3.8 million migrants will become eligible for ILR unless eligibility rules change.
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