Petition · past parliament

End the automatic right to citizenship & benefits by having a UK born child.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

It is openly advocated in some countries that an easy way to get UK citizenship and benefits is to have a child in the UK. Some men come, get together with a lady & father a child solely to get citizenship and benefits. Some women come here, get pregnant for the same reason. This must stop.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about rights to citizenship, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

Parents of children born in the UK do not have an automatic right to UK citizenship, so it is unclear what changes you want to be made to existing eligibility for UK citizenship.

Timeline

18 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
23 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Apr 2021

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