Petition · Home Office

Allow EU children of British parents to be sponsored under EU Settlement Scheme

Closed 87 signatures

What the petition asks

We wish the Government to allow EU children of British nationals the opportunity to be sponsored under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Adults holding EU citizenship by descent, who are children of British nationals, can't be sponsored under the EUSS unless they are in need of long term personal care. The EUSS allows EU nationals (parents) that obtained British citizenship through naturalisation to apply for children under 25yr to join them in the UK. We think the same rules afforded to EU nationals should apply to British citizens to sponsor their adult children. We believe the current rules result in unintended discrimination.

Timeline

26 Sep 2025 Petition opened for signatures
26 Mar 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 87
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 26 Sep 2025
Closed 26 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 14 Aug 2026.