Submitted on Friday 3rd April 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
All non-UK NHS staff working during Covid19 outbreak to be given UK citizenship
Provide all non-UK citizens who will have worked for the NHS during the Covid-19 outbreak with the option of receiving UK Citizenship and indefinite leave.
Non-UK citizens, many of them EU Citizens, are risking their lives to try and save ours by working for the NHS. Many in frontline roles.
We haven’t seen such a challenge to our country like this since the Second World War. We eventually honoured those who fought for our country(such as the Gurkas) in WW2 with indefinite leave and eventually citizenship, it’s only fair we honour those who are helping fight this war with the same reward and security.
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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 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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