Broaden eligibility for de facto adoptions from non-Hague countries
I think that the changes to immigration rules made last year (HC 590) should be amended, and eligibility to bring de facto adopted children in the UK should be widened. I think that the new rules make it unnecessarily difficult to bring de facto adopted children into the UK, separating families.
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 23/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 23/100,000
- 10 SEPT 2025Petition closedFinal total: 23 signatures
- 10 MAR 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
The change to the definition of parent in the immigration rules has impacted eligibility to bring a de facto adopted child to the UK, in cases where the parent has temporary immigration permission (such as, as a skilled worker). I think that this unfair and is separating families unnecessarily. I think that this rule should be changed so that parents entering the UK can bring their de facto adopted children, regardless of the settled status of the parents.