Kemi Badenoch proposes 15 year wait period before becoming a UK citizen

Kemi Badenoch has suggested that immigrants must wait 15 years before they can apply to become British citizens.

As part of her first significant announcement as Tory leader, the idea aims to tighten the immigration system by increasing the time frame from five to ten years before migrants may apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR).

She also revealed that anyone with criminal records, social housing access, or benefit claims would not be allowed to permanently settle in the UK.

“want to reduce immigration and make living here actually mean something. We need to change the way our immigration system works.

So I am announcing that the conservative party is going to do the following things differently: 1. If you want to stay in our country permanently and apply for indefinite leave to remain, the time you have to live here before you apply would increase from 5 years to 10 years.

2. You will have to be a net contributor with a high enough salary, especially if you want to bring family members with you. And if you have a criminal record, you are banned.

We would increase the time you can apply for a British passport from 12 months to 5 years, meaning it will take a minimum of 15 years to start an application. If you enter this country illegally or overstay your visa, you will be banned from ever getting leave to remain or a passport,” she stated.