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Petition · past parliament

All UK nationals to be given the right to hold dual EU / UK citizenship.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In 2016 a minorty of the UK population voted to leave the EU. This petition is to direct the UK government to ensure that those UK nationals who want to hold joint citizenship should be allowed to apply post Brexit, without parental qualification.

Why it was rejected

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

UK Gov to negotiate with EU possible retainment of EU Citizenship

Timeline

30 Mar 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Apr 2019

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