Petition Allow legal British permanent residents to vote in referendums after 5 years.

Not everyone living in Britain who meets the citizenship requirements wants to become a British citizen immediately. Permanent residents who have been living and working in the UK for the past 5 years should be afforded the right to vote in a referendum as it pertains to their future as well.

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A full list of citizenship requirements can be found at https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen/check-if-you-can-apply

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

9 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 9 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 5 January 2017
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