Immigration: Turkey
Commons · Question 113231 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Bacon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will maintain the five-year settlement period for legacy Turkish European Communities Association Agreement holders.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 26 Feb 2026
Following the end of the EU exit transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK is no longer obliged to provide preferential treatment to Turkish nationals on the basis of the European Communities Association Agreement (ECAA).The earned settlement model, p...