Petition · past parliament
No Increase in Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) Payment for Non EU Migrants
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Ministers have made plans to increase the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) for migrants from £200 per year to £400 per year. Although, the suggestion is that the increase in the IHS is to reflect the actual cost of such patients to the NHS; the increase seems increasingly unfair on migrants
The prospective increase is extremely unfair on prospective migrants (e.g. an applicant applying for leave to enter the UK under the UK Ancestry route with a spouse and two dependent children will need to pay £8,000 up front for Immigration Health Surcharge, which does not include the visa application fee).
The proposed increase of IHS to £400 per year is extremely harsh and unfair and should therefore not increased.
The proposed increase of IHS to £400 per year is extremely harsh and unfair and should therefore not increased.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 7 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Dec 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.