Petition · past parliament
Waive all visas and paper work for refugees fleeing Ukraine
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
The Home Office is only allowing Ukrainians with British connections, who are on work, study or visit visas in the UK to apply for their visas to be temporarily extended or to switch onto different visa routes or to apply for asylum.
This is wrong.
This is wrong.
Priti Patel has suspended any other visa services including asylum.
This is wrong. Paper work can wait, Ukrainian lives can't!
Tell the Government that we, British Citizens, welcome any and all Ukrainian refugees with open arms like the rest of our European countries have.
This is wrong. Paper work can wait, Ukrainian lives can't!
Tell the Government that we, British Citizens, welcome any and all Ukrainian refugees with open arms like the rest of our European countries have.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees.
Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion
Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees.
Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion
Timeline
| 26 Feb 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Feb 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.