Rejected petition Give non-British citizens who are key workers automatic citizenship.

Give Key workers who are EU and other Nationals automatic UK citizenship if they stay and risk their own lives looking after the British people during the COVID crisis.

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During this COVID19 outbreak , the UK could not function without staff who come from many different countries. Brexit has already affected morale for many. Due to the COVID pandemic, we are asking these key workers to risk their lives to look after the British people while their own families are far away. This is a chance for the British Government and Public to show them how much we appreciate their invaluable contribution to our society.

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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

Free British Citizenship applications for foreign NHS staffs and their families: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/314483

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

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

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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 15 April 2020
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