Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom Conservative Party, has announced a significant change in the immigration policy of the party, stating that immigrants must live in the United Kingdom at least 15 years before British citizenship can request.
In his first important policy statement as party leader, Badenoch proposed to extend the period before immigrants can request an indefinite license to remain (ILR) from five to ten years.
Once ILR was granted, she declared that they would have to wait five additional years before being eligible for a British passport, arguing that the current system allows people to establish too fast, exercising tension in public services.
“I want to reduce immigration and make living here really mean something. We need to change the way our immigration system works, ”he said in a video posted on X, previously Twitter.
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The leader of the United Kingdom Conservative Party also emphasized that only those who are net taxpayers win a high enough salary and have no criminal record, it should be allowed to remain permanently.
Badenoch also said that those who illegally enter the United Kingdom or that their visas remain excess would be prohibited from obtaining legal status or citizenship.
The conservative party is pressing to apply these changes retroactively to 2021 through amendments to the next border security, asylum and an immigration bill, which will be discussed in Parliament next week.
While many immigrants in work visas, asylum applicants and those in the United Kingdom are already restricted to claim state benefits under the rule of “without appeal to public funds”, Badenoch's proposal aims to further adjust access .
She believed that the system must ensure that only those who have a genuine connection with the United Kingdom and contribute to the economy can be established permanently.
“We need to ensure that people who come here have a real and significant connection with the United Kingdom, without a criminal record, they should be net taxpayers to the economy, not to depend on the benefits but the people who care about our country and our communities “Badenoch told the BBC.
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I said last year that conservatives will present a plan to fix our immigration system. Today I have announced the first part: that living here has to mean something.
That means making bold changes in whom we allow living in Britain and how they apply.
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– Kemi Badenoch (@kemibadenoch) February 6, 2025
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