Petition · past parliament
Support for international students throughout COVID-19
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
International students must be supported throughout COVID-19, and we believe that if a student has had their income significantly affected by this crisis, they should have access to the same government supplements.
1)Universities must reduce international student fees by 20% for all units which have been transferred online in part or full as a result of COVID-19, and refund 20% of fees already paid on such units as some of the courses have practical sessions.
2) The Government must amend VISA conditions to allow international students to shift to part-time study while impacted by online study and isolation measures.
3) Home office should extend the visa of the students graduating in 2020.
2) The Government must amend VISA conditions to allow international students to shift to part-time study while impacted by online study and isolation measures.
3) Home office should extend the visa of the students graduating in 2020.
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:
Reimburse international students this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19: Reimburse international students this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students: Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students
Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students: Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students.
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
Pay international students weekly wage equal to 20 hrs to meet monthly expenses: Pay international students weekly wage equal to 20 hrs to meet monthly expenses
Temporarily suspend the 20 hour term time work rule for international students: Temporarily suspend the 20 hour term time work rule 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/
Reimburse international students this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19: Reimburse international students this year's fees due to strikes and COVID-19
Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students: Extend Tier-4 visas and waive third-term tuition fee for international students
Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students: Extended Visas indefinitely for International Students.
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
Pay international students weekly wage equal to 20 hrs to meet monthly expenses: Pay international students weekly wage equal to 20 hrs to meet monthly expenses
Temporarily suspend the 20 hour term time work rule for international students: Temporarily suspend the 20 hour term time work rule 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
| 19 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.