Petition · past parliament
Reduce the 10 years Ban for anyone who has at any stage been illegal in the UK.
Closed
33 signatures
What the petition asks
A new law that deprives qualified settled residents in the UK of becoming British Citizens was enacted in 2014, which has affected a lot of people and has hindered some people from taking up their dream profession which requires you to hold a British passport. There is currently a 10 years ban
This is a plea to the home office to either reduce the length of ban or allow settled residents who have held their permanent residence for over 12 months naturalize .
Timeline
| 6 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
33
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.