Petition · past parliament
Allow my grieving mother to visit her family in the UK
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Home Office has made the current criteria for Adult Dependant Relative practically impossible to meet. There should be a middle ground, where parents should be allowed to visit without having to jump through hoops. We are humans and not just boxes that need ticking.
Up until 2015 I had lived in the UK for almost 10 years. A tax-paying, law abiding citizen, with a job and a young family. In 2015 my father passed away, everything changed. My mother, now a widowed housewife, relied on my brother for comfort. In May 2018 aged 37 he died of a heart attack. She is now alone with countless visa refusals behind her. Why should she be refused the chance to visit me? Home Office please recognise the right to a family life for all British residents & their families!
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We were very sorry to read about the death of your father and brother. Please accept our sincere condolences.
We can't accept your petition because we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure how you want the immigration rules to be changed. We're also not sure whether you want the rules for UK visit visas for family members to be changed or whether you want the rules for an adult coming to the UK to be cared for by a relative, to be changed.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You may wish to contact your local MP about your mother's specific visa refusal. You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them here: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
You may be interested to know that the Petitions Committee recently scheduled a debate in Parliament on three petitions about family visit visas.
You can read the debate here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-07-09/debates/276864D0-6324-4C48-AEE6-AA007C9CB666/FamilyVisitorVisas
You can watch the debate here: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/611ecf08-e58d-4b1d-9eae-2ab756560e9f
We can't accept your petition because we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure how you want the immigration rules to be changed. We're also not sure whether you want the rules for UK visit visas for family members to be changed or whether you want the rules for an adult coming to the UK to be cared for by a relative, to be changed.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You may wish to contact your local MP about your mother's specific visa refusal. You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them here: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
You may be interested to know that the Petitions Committee recently scheduled a debate in Parliament on three petitions about family visit visas.
You can read the debate here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-07-09/debates/276864D0-6324-4C48-AEE6-AA007C9CB666/FamilyVisitorVisas
You can watch the debate here: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/611ecf08-e58d-4b1d-9eae-2ab756560e9f
Timeline
| 2 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Aug 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Aug 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.