Submitted on Saturday 26th February 2022
Rejected on Monday 28th February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Waive UK visa requirements for people fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Lives are being destroyed by violence in Ukraine, and people need legal routes to safety in other countries. Granting legal entry to the UK will not allow people to stay indefinitely - it will offer temporary protection from Russia's invasion, and the right to seek asylum if that need remains.
A recent YouGov poll shows that 63% of Britons would support a resettlement scheme for people fleeing Ukraine. There is currently no legal route to protection in the UK for those without British relatives, and customary resettlement schemes from third countries have often proved slow and inaccessible. Being the only country in Europe to not accept visa applications from Ukraine is a serious risk to the UK's reputation as a country prepared to show solidarity in the face of unacceptable violence.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Wave visa requirement for Ukrainian refugees: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609530
Offer fast track asylum to any Ukrainians displaced due to the invasion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609382
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