Rejected petition Give all NHS staff on a visa indefinite leave to stay in the UK as recognition

In the current covid crisis we have many foreign national facing danger and infection every moment of their working day. Many are many miles from their families in other countries yet they stay here in the UK to help us.

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I would like to see every single NHS worker on a visa given full UK citizenship in recognition of their selfless and amazing work protecting the UK public.

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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: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307483

Citizenship to all immigrant key workers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313825

Indefinite Leave to Remain for NHS Staff: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312565

Give non-British citizens who are NHS workers automatic citizenship: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305129

Citizenship for all immigrant NHS and social care workers - Covid19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312894

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://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: https://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: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 31 March 2020
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