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Allow British Citizens by Descent to upgrade their citizenship

Submitted by John Harvie on Monday 13th January 2025

Published on Friday 16th May 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 16th November 2025

Signatures: 3,106

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

2024 ~ 3 Years ~ British ~ British citizens ~ British Citizenship ~ Child ~ Children ~ Citizens ~ Continuous ~ Courts ~ Denying ~ Ensure ~ Equal ~ inequality ~ Lively ~ Passing ~ Passports ~ Prior ~ Remove ~ Roll ~ The British ~ Upgrade ~ Years

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 3,106 signatures in total, with signatories from 529 constituencies. That makes it the 4,391st most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 75% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 8% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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