Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Allow parents of NHS workers to come to the UK as their dependents.
Closed
2,955 signatures
What the petition asks
There are many foreign doctors, nurses and other NHS staff working tirelessly and bravely in the current situation, putting their lives at risk The parents of NHS workers should be allowed to come over to the UK as our dependents, to provide us emotional support and for us to look after them.
Many us don't have our families here, especially those that are single, and/or our parents are living alone in our home countries.
Having our parents around would provide us more support, especially emotionally, and will let us and our parents be at peace of mind when we are in each others' presence. My sincere request/ appeal to the UK government to allow us to have parents on dependent visas here, just like we are allowed to have spouses/children as dependents, without any specific criteria.
Having our parents around would provide us more support, especially emotionally, and will let us and our parents be at peace of mind when we are in each others' presence. My sincere request/ appeal to the UK government to allow us to have parents on dependent visas here, just like we are allowed to have spouses/children as dependents, without any specific criteria.
Timeline
| 13 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,955
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
13 Jul 2020
Closed
13 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.