Rejected petition Lift visa restrictions on Ukrainian nationals

Rejected on 28 February 2022

All Ukrainian nationals should not need to obtain a visa prior to travel to the UK. Ukrainian nationals who arrive in the UK should be permitted to stay for up to 90 days to obtain legal immigration status through work authorization or other residence rights.

Ukrainian citizens are suffering under an unprecedented and brutal attack on their country, their freedom and their lives. Many countries, including Ireland, have lifted visa restrictions so Ukrainians fleeing the mayhem can enter a safe country. It is not right to expect Ukrainians to follow the usual bureaucracy of entering the UK, as this is a state of emergency. The easing of measures so far is not enough. Now is the time to offer assistance and sanctuary to people in need.

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609530

Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609382

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