Petition · past parliament

Anti-discrimination/Grandfather IDL/Citizenship to EEA citizens

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The government should a) make it clear that discrimation or racist behavoiur will not be tolerated towards EEA citizens and b) grandfather the path towards indefinite leave to remain/citizenship for any EEA Citizen who are in the UK prior to article 50 being invoked.
The recent referendum had a strong anti-imigration element to it and as such, additional assurances should be given to the EEA citizens currently living in the UK that they are a welcome and valuable part of UK society as well as providing assurances that they can continue their life here and have a clear path to remain should they so desire.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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