Petition · past parliament

Ask the government To allow EU associate citizenship for British citizens

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

EU negotiators will offer Brits an individual opt-in to remain EU citizens, chief negotiator confirms
These rights will probabily be put forward in exit negotiations between Britain and the EU
The UK government must respect that 48% of voters in the June referendum voted to retain there EU rights

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

9 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Dec 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Dec 2016

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