Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Grant an urgent Amnesty to Undocumented Migrants living in the UK
Closed
103,441 signatures
What the petition asks
Undocumented Migrants are suffering in silence, with no access to adequate Financial support, or any help. The Government should grant an urgent Amnesty of 5years to those with no criminal record so that they could live their lives as normal human beings and pay tax to help the UK economy.
The current pandemic has created a more hostile environment for undocumented migrants. The Government should grant an immediate Amnesty to the Undocumented Migrants with no criminal record, to enable them to live their lives as decent human beings and help the Country economically. Since the migrants are already in the UK, it would not only be cost effective but would make sense to keep them in the UK and grant them citizenship so that they are granted their basic human rights.
Government response · 18 March 2021
The Immigration Rules already provide for undocumented migrants to regularise their status where appropriate, but such a provision would unduly reward those who have not complied with immigration law.
We must maintain the integrity of our immigration system and ensure it is fair to those who have done the right thing and migrated here lawfully, plus contributed by paying items like the Immigration Health Surcharge, while also ensuring it works for UK taxpayers who fund public services. We will not reward those who exploit the system and break the rules by implementing this request.
The Immigration Rules already provide for undocumented migrants, who have not broken the law except for remaining here without lawful immigration status, and who have been in the UK for a long time, to regularise their status.
Home Office
The Immigration Rules already provide for undocumented migrants, who have not broken the law except for remaining here without lawful immigration status, and who have been in the UK for a long time, to regularise their status.
Home Office
Debate in Parliament
MPs debated this petition on 19 July 2021.
Timeline
| 14 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Feb 2021 | Passed 10,000 signatures, requiring a government response |
| 18 Mar 2021 | Government responded |
| 22 May 2021 | Passed 100,000 signatures, qualifying for a parliamentary debate |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
| 19 Jul 2021 | Debated in Parliament |
Key facts
Signatures
103,441
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
14 Jan 2021
Closed
14 Jul 2021
Response
18 Mar 2021
Debated
19 Jul 2021
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