Grant Turkish Citizens Sponsorship Visas

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

On Feb. 6, a magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes occurred in southern Turkey. Many civilians lost their lives and many are trying to escape the rubble and flee to safety. Many of these civilians have families and relatives in the UK, or have pending immigration applications with the Home Office.

Following the invitation of Ukraine, the UK government introduced special immigration measures which allowed Ukrainians fleeing the war to be granted leave to enter the UK, and any ongoing applications for Ukrainian nationals were fast tracked. Given the sheer scale of devastation in Turkey and Syria, we are asking for the same measures to be applied to the Turkish citizens who are trying to flee the disaster area.

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 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Feb 2023

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