Submitted on Friday 3rd April 2020
Rejected on Friday 29th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Non UK resident NHS doctors & nurses should be given low visa fees & free NHS.
Request that the Home Office reduces the visa fees of non UK resident NHS doctors and nurses whom are helping fight Covid19 and also give them free healthcare.
As UK citizens and also of HM Government we owe them with our lives. This is an appreciation for their extraordinary efforts.
The NHS is leading the fight against Covid19. Amongst the heroic doctors and nurses who are helping with the cause. There are many non UK resident doctors and nurses whom are also helping the cause. Without them, there is no doubt that the strain on the NHS would have been far greater.
Punitive Home Office rules affect these non UK resident medical professionals which include high visa fees and the NHS surcharge. They deserve far more respect than this.
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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.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Indefinite Leave to Remain for NHS Staff: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312565
Reduce or scrap the immigration health surcharge for overseas NHS Staff: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301948
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