Written Question·Home Office·UIN 112335

Immigration

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, published on 28 November 2025, whether accrued lawful residence under Appendix Long Residence will be recognise

Answer

Mike Tapp
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. A public consultation ran for 12 weeks and closed on 12 February 2026. We are ...

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