Make British Citizenship Fairer & actively help the integration of all eligible

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

British Citizenship is a foundation stone of our society and democracy. Recent events like the Windrush scandal, the exclusion of British Expats in voting, the harsh treatment of many EU citizens and the high cost and complexity for all immigrants irrespective of origin shows reform is urgent now.

Access to British Citizenship is subject to much higher costs and many unusual and unnecessary often cruel barriers. This had created an environment where taxpayers money is used to deter full integration into British Society. At the same time British Citizens who live abroad are deprived of their voting rights after 15 years thus unfairly preventing them to participate in our society fully. Costs should be nominal, the process simple with help provided and expats should retain rights for life.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you'd like changes to the citizenship process, but we're not sure exactly what changes you'd like.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

You might like to sign one of the petitions:

Birthright Citizenship. Grant automatic UK citizenship to everyone born here.
Include all adult residents of the UK to vote in any future EU referendum.

Timeline

23 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jun 2019

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