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Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Grant work permits to asylum seekers who are trained doctors

Closed 436 signatures

What the petition asks

There are many asylum seeker doctors in the UK who could be able to work as support workers during the pandemic but cannot do so because of their status. Many of them already meet language requirements. Please give them work permit so they are able to contribute to the NHS as support workers.
Asylum seeker doctors' precious knowledge and experience are wasted as they are not allowed to work. During this pandemic they could be helpful to the NHS in many ways, at least as support workers, as many refugee doctors have passed the IELTS or OET exams.

Timeline

12 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
12 Dec 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 436
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 12 Jun 2020
Closed 12 Dec 2020

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