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Petition · past parliament

Allow EU citizens living in the UK at the time of the referendum to remain here

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

It is unethical to punish people who came to this country, legally and in good faith , just because the recent EU referendum has decided we should leave the EU. I would like parliament to protect these members of our society from whatever exit agreement is reached with the EU.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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