Petition · past parliament

Allow UK Ex-Patccitizens the same vaccination exemptions as UK residents.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

On Thursday 8th July, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that UK residents who have been vaccinated using by the UK vaccination rollout will not have to self-isolate when returning from an amber-list country.

We ask that this exemption be extended to British Ex-Pats living abroad.
Many British citizens are Ex-Pats around the world. Most of these have not yet been able to travel to see their family due to the travel restrictions.

Please consider allowing British citizens vaccinated with vaccines approved for use in the UK to be afforded the same exemptions as those vaccinated by the NHS.

The vaccine is approved for use regardless of the country in which it is administered and the current policy risks creating a sub-tier of British citizens with fewer rights.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

8 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
12 Jul 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Jul 2021

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