Ease the visa requirements for earthquake victims in Southern Turkey

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Two powerful earthquakes ripped through south-eastern Turkey causing widespread devastation and loss of life. There are many people British-Turkish people from southern- Turkey in the UK particularly Pazarcik and Elbistan which are the epicentre of the two earthquakes.

I would like to invite the British Government to ease the visa requirements for the earthquake victims of southern Turkey to come to UK as a visitor on a temporary visa. The relatives or families of these people may sponsor to them financially and ensuring the UKVI that they do not break any immigration rules and would go back to Turkey after a certain period of time.

This initiative may help people to heal themselves both physically and mentally, and Turkish people never forget this help in this unprecedent times.

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:

Create a Turkish Family Scheme visa for people homeless due to the earthquake: Create a Turkish Family Scheme visa for people homeless due to the earthquake

Create emergency visa schemes for victims of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Create emergency visa schemes for victims of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Timeline

9 Feb 2023	Petition opened for signatures
13 Feb 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Feb 2023

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