Rejected petition Allow British born children status under EU Scheme with only a birth Certificate

Allow the EU settlement scheme to grant a British born child to EU nationals a status using only a birth certificate who have lived in the UK there whole lives and have never held a passport.

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British born children to EU Nationals who have only a British birth certificate & have never left the UK are unable to apply to the EU scheme without a valid passport/Identification. Due to all the Covid restrictions/backlogs parents are unable to register there children in other countries before the deadline. Parents can't afford citizenship for them neither leaving 1000's of children without an immigration status by 30th June due to the EU scheme not accepting birth certificates.

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.

We understand you are concerned about applying for the EU settlement scheme on behalf of children.

However, if an EU national is granted settled status, their children are automatically granted British citizenship and thus the right to remain: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/apply-settled-status-for-child.

If an EU national is applying for settled status for them and their children, birth certificates are already accepted as proof of the child's identity for the purposes of the application: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-evidence-of-relationship-to-an-eu-citizen.

It is therefore not clear what further action you would like the Government to take.

If you would like the Government to make specific changes to the scheme, you could start a petition about that.

You may like to sign this petition which calls for a related action:
'Extend EU Settlement Scheme for those affected by Covid-19': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/565978.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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

Date submitted 1 March 2021
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