Rejected petition 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.

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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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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

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

Reduce or scrap the immigration health surcharge for overseas NHS Staff: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301948

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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

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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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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Date submitted 3 April 2020
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