Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Relax visit-visa time restriction for foreign family members of UK residents.

Closed 38 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, the visit visas allow stays of less than 180 days per visit/year. We hope that the UK Government can allow the foreign family members of British residents to stay in the UK for a longer time per visit in the next 5 years, to relax the current restriction to 270 or 360 days per 1.5 years.
Due to the pandemic, many residents, who study/work in the UK, have failed to meet their oversea non-British/non-EU family members, especially their parents, for more than two years. These people are also making incredible contributions to the UK. It will be helpful to support their family time without affecting their work/study by extending their family stay time per visit. The decision also will benefit the UK economic recovery in the next few years due to an increasing amount of visitors.

Timeline

23 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
23 Aug 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 38
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 23 Feb 2021
Closed 23 Aug 2021

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