Submitted on Saturday 6th April 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 8th May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Respect and uphold the birthright provisions of the Good Friday Agreement
It is the position of the UKG that the people of Northern Ireland are "as a matter of law" "Automatically British", irrespective of the Good Friday Agreement right to be Irish
This alongside a change in the immigration rules will restrict access to EU rights & create two tiers of Irish citizens
The birthright provisions of the Good Friday Agreement allow the people of Northern Ireland to be Irish or British or both
The change to the immigration rules is the redefinition of an EEA national, under this NI born Irish citizens are to be considered British and will be unable to legally retain EU rights under the EU settlement. A scheme that is open to Irish citizens.
The result is that Irish citizens born in the South have the choice to apply whilst Irish citizens in the North cannot.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you are concerned about how Brexit might impact the rights of Northern Irish citizens but we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.
You could start a new petition setting out clearly the action you would like to see happen.
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