Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Grant immediate extensions of family visas for essential COVID-19 workers.
Closed
128 signatures
What the petition asks
Non-EU families of UK citizens need a family visa to be in UK while waiting 6 years for citizenship. Many do vital jobs providing food, fuel & medicine & work in care homes but don't know if they can remain and make plans. It is time to repay the debt & let them remain in UK for a further 30 months.
We want immediate 30 month extensions of family visas for essential workers who have applied to extend their leave to remain. They claim no benefits or housing but many applications are delayed many months and causing significant stress. It is unfair that key workers, who have served the public good in extremely difficult circumstances, should be made to go through this process at this time.
We ask the Government to immediately extend family visas of families who have served this country so well.'
We ask the Government to immediately extend family visas of families who have served this country so well.'
Timeline
| 15 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Dec 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
128
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
15 Jun 2020
Closed
15 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.