<!--IssueSummary start--> <details> <summary> Everyone can contribute. [Help move this issue forward](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/developer-relations/contributor-success/community-contributors-workflows/#contributor-links) while earning points, leveling up and collecting rewards. </summary> - [Close this issue](https://contributors.gitlab.com/manage-issue?action=close&projectId=278964&issueIid=440283) </details> <!--IssueSummary end--> ### Current state Only Maintainers and above are able to fork projects into a group in order to prevent Developer role users from forking projects that contain protected branches. This has been clarified in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/123807+. However, [customers are interested](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/413440#note_1435255359) in having a possibility to allow Developer role to fork project into a group. ### Technical considerations Importing projects is allowed for only Maintainers and above. This is on purpose, for security reasons, and should not be changed.