Submitted on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Give Covid-19 overseas NHS workers permanent residency
On 31st March Priti Patel announced a Visa extension for overseas NHS workers who meet a certain criteria.
This petition seeks to persuade the UK Government to go further and give overseas NHS workers permanent residency (should they want it). Residency would also apply to their family members.
As part of the national effort to combat coronavirus, NHS employees are working tirelessly to keep the country safe.
The UK will owe overseas NHS workers a massive debt for their sacrifice during this period (akin to the Gurkha regiments in WW2) and I think this change would be a fitting representation of the nations gratitude.
Any changes to NHS visas would be automatic and there should be no fee attached.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
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 these petitions calling for the same action.
Award immigrant key workers with permanent residency after coronavirus crisis: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307483
Citizenship to all immigrant key workers: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313825
Indefinite Leave to Remain for NHS Staff: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312565
Give non-British citizens who are NHS workers automatic citizenship: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305129
Citizenship for all immigrant NHS and social care workers - Covid19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312894
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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