Petition · Home Office
Automatically grant UK citizenship to people affected by historical unfairness
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
We ask the UK Government to change UK nationality law to automatically grant UK citizenship to people who may have not been granted UK citizenship based on whether their British parent was their mother or father.
Before 1983, British fathers could usually pass citizenship to children born abroad but British mothers often could not. Later reforms created application routes, but these are not automatic and may leave people disadvantaged. We ask the Government to legislate to ensure that UK citizenship is granted automatically to those who have been affected by this historic gender bias in UK nationality law.
Timeline
| 10 Nov 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 May 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
10 Nov 2025
Closed
10 May 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 29 Aug 2026.