Submitted on Thursday 2nd August 2018
Rejected on Monday 13th August 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow my grieving mother to visit her family in the UK
The Home Office has made the current criteria for Adult Dependant Relative practically impossible to meet. There should be a middle ground, where parents should be allowed to visit without having to jump through hoops. We are humans and not just boxes that need ticking.
Up until 2015 I had lived in the UK for almost 10 years. A tax-paying, law abiding citizen, with a job and a young family. In 2015 my father passed away, everything changed. My mother, now a widowed housewife, relied on my brother for comfort. In May 2018 aged 37 he died of a heart attack. She is now alone with countless visa refusals behind her. Why should she be refused the chance to visit me? Home Office please recognise the right to a family life for all British residents & their families!
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We were very sorry to read about the death of your father and brother. Please accept our sincere condolences.
We can't accept your petition because we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In particular, we're not sure how you want the immigration rules to be changed. We're also not sure whether you want the rules for UK visit visas for family members to be changed or whether you want the rules for an adult coming to the UK to be cared for by a relative, to be changed.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You may wish to contact your local MP about your mother's specific visa refusal. You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them here: www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
You may be interested to know that the Petitions Committee recently scheduled a debate in Parliament on three petitions about family visit visas.
You can read the debate here: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-07-09/debates/276864D0-6324-4C48-AEE6-AA007C9CB666/FamilyVisitorVisas
You can watch the debate here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/611ecf08-e58d-4b1d-9eae-2ab756560e9f
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