Petition · past parliament
Grant ILR to NHS staff and dependents being for 1 year in UK or die in pandemic.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
We appeal the Governement and Parliament for granting permanent residency and ILR to the NHS staff (doctors, nurses, health care workers and professionals), IMGs and their dependents who have been working or lived in the UK for at least one year or die amid and due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused numbers of deaths and risk of infection to rise in between the NHS staff.
We need to feel secure that we are a part of the UK, proud fighting for on the frontlines.
Facing a uniquely tough situation; our dependents need to feel safe being granted permanent citizenship of UK if we die.
Boosting our morale will help us to work in these dangerous and critical times serving the country we have chosen to become a part of and the institution we so proudly love,the NHS.
We need to feel secure that we are a part of the UK, proud fighting for on the frontlines.
Facing a uniquely tough situation; our dependents need to feel safe being granted permanent citizenship of UK if we die.
Boosting our morale will help us to work in these dangerous and critical times serving the country we have chosen to become a part of and the institution we so proudly love,the NHS.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Grant all overseas NHS staff and their family's indefinite leave to remain (ILR)
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 find 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/
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 find 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/
Timeline
| 7 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.