Petition · past parliament

Grant Fijian service/Ex service personnel citizenship to remain in the UK

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Too allow all Fijian service/Ex service personnel to be granted British Citizenship for services to the United Kingdom
Eight Fijian-born soldiers who served with the British army in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed in a legal effort to overturn what they say were bureaucratic errors that have left them living illegally in the country they once served.
The group were refused leave for a judicial review of their cases by Mr Justice Garnham, who concluded the veterans had made their claim too late and that the courts were concerned with “illegality not misadministration” or an “unfocused idea of fairness”.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

3 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Dec 2020

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