Petition British people want equal rights to enter the UK with their family

Citizens from the UAE, Oman & Qatar can travel to the UK with an Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) document.
British citizens living and working outside of the UK require a visa to return with their non-EU or EEA family, which is often denied.

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Immigration rule 'has split 15,000 children from a parent'
Dominic Casciani BBC News 2015

Families 'torn apart' by immigration rules on spouses
BBC News 2014

UK's new visa rules 'causing anguish' for families
BBC News 2013

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 12 August 2016
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