This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Grant UK citizenship to people who have lived and work in the UK over 5 year
The UK has a vast hardworking workforce of non-UK citizens who are paying into the system and not claiming benefits. Those that have lived here 5 plus years would have settled in the UK, with potential UK partners and UK born children. Government needs to stop putting these families lives on hold
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Bad immigration decisions & delays are having "devastating" effects on families & businesses and undermining the rule of law! Nearly half of decisions that go to appeal are overturned, suggesting the system is "seriously flawed"(BBC 2018).
Me, my partner (both work full-time; not claiming benefits) & our baby daughter (rainbow after stillbirth of my first) have been anxiously waiting nearly a year for a decision so we can settle down. Please grant UK citizenship so us & others can be a family.
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Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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