Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Scrap immigration NHS surcharge for non-EU migrants workers and their dependents
Closed
518 signatures
What the petition asks
Non-EU migrants’ workers are working and paying taxes and National Insurance which contribute towards the NHS. The NHS Surcharge means these workers pay twice, adding unfair costs on low-paid worker. BME Suffolk Support Group want this surcharge to be scrapped for migrant workers.
From October 2020, the NHS surcharge for two and half years visas would cost a family of four over £10,000. A family of four would have to pay over £40K over a decade before being eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILTR). Unison and others have called for the NHS surcharge waiver for NHS and care workers to be extended to all migrant workers. We are calling on the Government to remove the NHS surcharge permanently for all Migrants workers and their Dependents.
Timeline
| 23 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
518
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
23 Sep 2020
Closed
23 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.