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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Petition Change Citizenship Criteria

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The criteria on which citizenship of Britain is assessed should be changed.

The length of time a person has been legally in the country, and a working tax payer should now be 10 years.

No-one should be entitled to Citizenship if they cannot converse in English.

The ceremonies should also be stopped temporarily as a cost saving measure.

This petition closed early because of a General Election

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