This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Brexit "Associate citizenship"individually opt-in to remain EU citizens
On 23rd June 2016 the UK voted to leave the EU by 52% leave to 48% remain. Since the referendum some EU officials are proposing an opt-in fee payed option for UK citizens to retain their EU citizenship. Please support this petition to encourage the government to grant this option to UK citizens.
This petition was rejected
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/133603
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