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Petition · past parliament

The UK government to allow all EU citizens living in the UK the right to remain

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Due to the the result of the UK referendum on EU membership resulting in a leave result there is concern that family's and hard working people will be split and forced to leave the UK.
The UK should support the idea that all EU citizens currently living in the UK are given the right to remain.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Allow EU citizens to remain in the UK after exit from the EU with same rights

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
4 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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