Petition · past parliament
Stop exorbitant fees for children entitled to British citizenship
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
-Reduce current fees (£1012) for children registration to actual cost application £372
-Stop profit of £640 per application
-Make access entitlement to British citizenship a matter of pride not rather encourage division
-Please sign for a fairer society
-Stop profit of £640 per application
-Make access entitlement to British citizenship a matter of pride not rather encourage division
-Please sign for a fairer society
This now a long standing issue, yet it remains unaddressed as it fit well with the current “Hostile environment policy”.
Amnesty international has already produced a report on the subject
Entitled: The price of citizenship
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/childrens-human-rights-network-blog/uk-price-citizenship
Similarly, The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC)
https://prcbc.wordpress.com/
Please help stop this injustice for the common interest of all.
Amnesty international has already produced a report on the subject
Entitled: The price of citizenship
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/childrens-human-rights-network-blog/uk-price-citizenship
Similarly, The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC)
https://prcbc.wordpress.com/
Please help stop this injustice for the common interest of all.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 1 May 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 May 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 May 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.