Petition Illegal Immigrants and Sham Marriages

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This petitions calls for the government to amend current UK legislation so that any illegal immigrant living in the UK would be unable to claim UK citizenship by marrying or by having a family with a UK or an EU national. Closing this legal 'loop hole' would prevent a wide range of criminal activities ranging from people trafficking and slavery, to bribery and extortion.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

25 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 25 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 29 September 2012
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