Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Citizenship for all immigrant NHS and social care workers - Covid19

Closed 236 signatures

What the petition asks

Frontline immigrant NHS workers are being given automatic visa renewal for a period of one year. These workers are playing a vital role and risking their lives for the good of the UK and should be given citizenship for their efforts. This should include all those working in care homes
These workers are endangering their lives and the lives of their families in order to save mostlyBritish lives. They did not pack their bags and run back to their own countries to save the lives of those in their own countries.

Timeline

15 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
15 Oct 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 236
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 15 Apr 2020
Closed 15 Oct 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.