Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Kim Johnson (Labour), on Monday, 24 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 44 members in total.

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Fee waivers for ILR applications

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.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

986 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Rachael Maskell

Jim Shannon

Nadia Whittome

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Subjects

Applications Fees and charges Immigration

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk