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Provide humanitarian routes for refugees fleeing from Ukraine to enter UK

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Ukrainian refugees making the 1,400-mile journey to Britain found that a visa applications center (VAC) has not yet set up near the French port of Calais, where refugees have gathered. Refugees need a fast track application and waiver of visa through humanitarian route to access the UK.
Set up humanitarian routes for war refugees, fast track, walk-in application and waiver of visas to enter the UK and access support.

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 these petitions calling for the same, and related, actions:

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.

Help Ukrainian refugees and create a safe path for them to get to the UK: Help Ukrainian refugees and create a safe path for them to get to the UK

Reopen all visa services for Ukrainians in Ukraine: Reopen all visa services for Ukrainians in Ukraine

Allow Ukrainians with family in the UK to enter the UK without a visa: Allow Ukrainians with family in the UK to enter the UK without a visa

Grant Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war full rights to live and work in the UK: Grant Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war full rights to live and work in the UK

Grant Ukrainians, who have over-stayed their visas, leave to remain: Grant Ukrainians, who have over-stayed their visas, leave to remain

Create a fast-track visa for British-employed Ukrainians and their families: Create a fast-track visa for British-employed Ukrainians and their families

Urge UN to provide safe evacuation routes from war zone in Ukraine: Urge UN to provide safe evacuation routes from war zone in Ukraine

Implement arrangements to enable English households to sponsor Ukraine refugees: Implement arrangements to enable English households to sponsor Ukraine refugees

Create a system to house Ukrainian families with children in the UK: Create a system to house Ukrainian families with children in the UK

Draw up and implement a specific Ukrainian refugee strategy for the UK: Draw up and implement a specific Ukrainian refugee strategy for the UK

Commit to providing refuge for at least 100,000 Ukrainian women & children: Commit to providing refuge for at least 100,000 Ukrainian women & children.

Timeline

11 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Mar 2022

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