This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Citizenship amnesty for frontline workers in the UK
We need your support in implementing these measures with immediate effect:
- Fast tacking of all immigrant application for front line workers*
- Making citizenship applications free
- Pay rise for all front line workers in the UK regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, sex, religion, etc
More details
06/12: we requested clear recognition of merits contributions of the immigrant frontline* workers during the pandemic.
23/12: "Hundreds of immigrants in France working on the coronavirus frontline have had their service to the country recognised with fast-track citizenship."
23/12: "migrant doctors blocked from working due to the Home Office delays".
*based on the government definition of “frontline workers”: https://cutt.ly/Th2ro0T
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the UK Government or House of Commons is directly responsible for, and the Government is not responsible for pay rises for many frontline workers, including those who are privately employed or employed by local authorities.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Allow all non-UK NHS workers to become UK citizens for free: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/564829
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to exempt frontline workers from all UK immigration fees, and to fast track immigration applications for these workers.
We also cannot accept petitions submitted on behalf of an organisation.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.