Petition · past parliament
COVID-19: Post-Study work visa changes to be extended to current students
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Extend the 2-year post-study work visa for international students to include 2019-2020 intake because of the COVID-19 pandemic that has tremendously effected the efforts for international students to secure jobs in the UK as most companies in the UK have now suspended or cancelled hiring.
A recent example of what a government can do to support its current students is that of Canada. They have introduced a number of supportive measures to assist students through this difficult time. We are not asking the UK government to do the same but rather amend the proposals that are already underway to reduce the pressure that some graduates may now be facing. Our chances of securing a job have greatly decreased as a result of COVID-19 and feel that these changes would allow us to do so.
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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 some of these petitions:
Extend proposed Graduate visa route to 2019-20 batch of students due to COVID19: Extend proposed Graduate visa route to 2019-20 batch of students due to COVID19
Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students: Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students.
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 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/
Extend proposed Graduate visa route to 2019-20 batch of students due to COVID19: Extend proposed Graduate visa route to 2019-20 batch of students due to COVID19
Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students: Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students.
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 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
| 24 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.