Petition · past parliament

Proposed changes to rise immigration fees by 25% in 2016-17 is "discriminatory"

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Last month government has proposed changes for 2016-17 to rise immigration fee by 25% for settlement and nationality applications while on the other hand only 2% increase for visit, study and work visas which is not only unfair but total discrimination with peoples who made contributions


Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

You could start a new petition calling on the Government or Parliament to set the fees at a defined amount for all applications.

Timeline

17 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Feb 2016

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.