Petition · past parliament
Safeguard the rights of EU immigrants living in the UK to remain in the UK.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
A University College London Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration study confirmed that immigrants from Poland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia have contributed almost £5 billion more to the UK economy than they used.
More importantly, they have become our friends, our work colleagues, our neighbours.
In light of the recent referendum on EU membership, we the undersigned request that the Government safeguards the rights of EU nationals currently living in the UK to remain in the UK, sending a clear message that they are welcome in the UK and racial hatred will not be tolerated.
In light of the recent referendum on EU membership, we the undersigned request that the Government safeguards the rights of EU nationals currently living in the UK to remain in the UK, sending a clear message that they are welcome in the UK and racial hatred will not be tolerated.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.