Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Make Service In Armed Forces An Automatic Route To Full British Citizenship.
Closed
611 signatures
What the petition asks
Change the law to grant full British Citizenship to anyone who serves five years or more in the Armed Forces or is injured in combat or training and medically discharged beforehand as a result of such service.
The centuries old link between the citizens of Nepal (Gurkhas) and the British Army is well known. It is less well known by the general public that recruitment of Commonwealth citizens into our armed forces continues at pace. It is a matter of extreme pride for all successful applicants for many have generational ties with such service. If someone is prepared make the ultimate sacrifice and lay down their life for a country not their own the nation should show its gratitude in this way.
Timeline
| 20 Dec 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
611
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
20 Dec 2021
Closed
20 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.