Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Allow all grandparents and elderly parents of UK nationals to immigrate to UK
Closed
310 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should allow all foreign grandparents and elderly parents to reunite with their family or grandchildren who are UK nationals. This should be done irrespective of their age or health.
Under current rules, grandparents and elderly parents of foreign origin can only visit their family, unless there is dire 'health' / dependent circumstances that they can reunite with their family.
This creates issues when the grandparents are foreign nationals but travel frequently to help out with childcare of their British grandchildren. It is unfair to charge fees and undergo processes, just so they can meet their grandchildren and assist the parents to return to work.
This creates issues when the grandparents are foreign nationals but travel frequently to help out with childcare of their British grandchildren. It is unfair to charge fees and undergo processes, just so they can meet their grandchildren and assist the parents to return to work.
Timeline
| 30 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
310
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
30 Jul 2020
Closed
30 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.