Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Exempt foreign NHS staff paying the Immigration Health Surcharge.
The Immigration Health Surcharge will go up from 400 pounds to over 600 pounds. This is paid by foreign born workers in the UK who also pay tax and NI. It includes doctors and nurses who are on the front line against coronavirus. It is wrong they pay twice for the healthcare you only pay for once.
I want the government to change its policy so these essential health workers are made exempt from this unfair surcharge given they are saving the lives of the British public but at the same time paying twice for the same health care they are providing.
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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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301907
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NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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