We’re waiting for a new Petitions Committee
Petitions had to stop because of the recent general election. Once a new Petitions Committee is set up by the House of Commons, petitions will start again.
Find out more on the Petitions Committee website
Rejected petition Continue to accept visas from refugees fleeing Ukraine
Boris Johnson promised that Britain will receive people fleeing persecution in Ukraine but this government is currently pushing its anti-refugee Nationality & Borders Bill through Parliament. Continue accepting visas from Ukrainians in hope that other countries would do the same for us.
More details
The Nationality & Borders bill is being voted on in the House of Lords next week. There's still time for the UK government to do the right thing.
It will mean that we deny protection to refugees forced to take dangerous journeys to find sanctuary for themselves and their families.
Our government has the power to protect people that need aid and has consistently denied them this. We can show ourselves to be welcoming in opposition to the discrimination our country has shown in recent years.
This petition was rejected
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Reopen all visa services for Ukrainians in Ukraine: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609769
Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609382
Waive visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609530
Help Ukrainian refugees and create a safe path for them to get to the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609574
Grant Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war full rights to live and work in the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609434
Grant Ukrainians, who have over-stayed their visas, leave to remain: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609716
Draw up and implement a specific Ukrainian refugee strategy for the UK: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609431
We can accept petitions calling for changes to the Nationality and Borders Bill, but it would need to be clear what changes you wanted to be made to this legislation.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.