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Waive UK visa fees for overseas teachers coming to work in the UK

Submitted by Rosie Kelly-Smith on Thursday 17th July 2025

Published on Wednesday 13th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 13th February 2026

Signatures: 191

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Tagged with

Children ~ Confirmed ~ crisis ~ Education ~ Expected ~ Falling ~ Labour ~ Recruitment ~ status ~ system ~ Teachers ~ The State ~ UK visa ~ Visa ~ Waive ~ work ~ Young people

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 191 signatures in total, with signatories from 134 constituencies. That makes it the 16,473rd most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 34% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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