This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Fast-track UK citizenship for the husbands and wives of British Citizens
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The rules against allowing a British citizen's spouse to live in the UK are onerous. Each couple pays huge fees, again and again. British children suffer.
Stop treating our own loved ones as 'temporary migrants'. Provide a fast and affordable route to citizenship for spouses of British citizens.
"When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change" - David Cameron, 2014
"Up to 15,000 British children are growing up in ‘Skype’ families" - Children's Commissioner report, 2015: http://bit.ly/skypefamilies
"Please, Theresa May, relax the rules for spouse visas - and stop tearing loving families apart" - Telegraph, 2016: http://bit.ly/pleasetheresamay
"[My husband] is my rock. It’s hugely important to have somebody there who is supportive of you" - Theresa May, 2018
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/237138
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