Petition · Home Office

Ban UK visas for citizens of countries who don’t take back illegal migrants

Closed 445 signatures

What the petition asks

A large proportion of illegal migrants in the UK are economic migrants. We believe they must be returned to their country of origin to prevent further cost to the public purse.
We urge the Government to stop issuing UK visas to countries who refuse to take back illegal migrants in the UK who are from their countries. We believe the rights for their citizens to obtain UK visas should be removed and that no one from that country should be allowed into the UK if their country of origin does not accept the return of illegal migrants.

Timeline

22 Jul 2025 Petition opened for signatures
22 Jan 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 445
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 22 Jul 2025
Closed 22 Jan 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 4 Aug 2026.