Petition · past parliament

Reward frontline immigrant workers NHS/others with accelerated U.K. citizenship

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The home ministry to invite residents helping with efforts against Covid-19 to apply for accelerated naturalisation.
France has already done this - Health professionals, cleaning ladies, childcare workers, checkout staff: They all proved their commitment to the nation, and it is now the turn of the nation to take a step towards them (quote from French minister). We in the U.K. are hugely indebted to the immigrant workers who have worked long selfless hours through the pandemic.

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 this petition calling for a similar action: Offer citizenship to key workers that already have a settled status

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Timeline

23 Dec 2020 Petition opened for signatures
30 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Dec 2020

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