Petition · past parliament
Amend EU Referendum Rule for UK Citizens living outside of UK more than 15 years
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
We the undersigned call upon the HM Government to implement a rule to allow british citizens living outside of the UK for longer than 15 years the right to vote in another referendum.
Unlike normal elections in the UK, the referendum has a big impact on british citizens living in the EU. It has a big impact on their residential status. It also has consequences for british citizens everywhere in the world wanting to move back to the UK. Every british citizen of voting age should be able to vote in an EU Referendum.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions//137601
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.