Rejected petition End the automatic right to citizenship & benefits by having a UK born child.

It is openly advocated in some countries that an easy way to get UK citizenship and benefits is to have a child in the UK. Some men come, get together with a lady & father a child solely to get citizenship and benefits. Some women come here, get pregnant for the same reason. This must stop.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about rights to citizenship, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

Parents of children born in the UK do not have an automatic right to UK citizenship, so it is unclear what changes you want to be made to existing eligibility for UK citizenship.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 18 April 2021
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