Petition · past parliament
Remove Portugal from the red list travel ban
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Allow travelers from Portugal to quarantine at home like any other passenger from other European countries.
The discriminatory nature of the restrictions that continue to be applied by the United Kingdom to passengers from Portugal need discussion. These restrictive measures are as more incomprehensible as the Portuguese epidemiological situation has evolved very favourably and there is no prevalence of the Brazilian and South African variants.All flights from Brazil are also banned.
500 000 portugese citizens living in UK and 50 000 UK citizens living in Portugal,are suffering with those measures.
500 000 portugese citizens living in UK and 50 000 UK citizens living in Portugal,are suffering with those measures.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: To take Portugal off the travel Red List
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.