Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Free test to release scheme for EU/international students with family abroad.
Closed
61 signatures
What the petition asks
Re-introduce test to release scheme to shorten quarantine time for EU/international students to let them see their families abroad. The scheme should be free.
Many of the EU/international students have not had a chance to see their families for Christmas because they live abroad. It is causing a lot of mental health problems, including depression anxiety and social withdrawal. This is cruel and unfair compared to the UK students who can go home. The test and the initial 5 days of quarantine should happen but the tests for students should be free, since not all of them can afford it, and should enable to shorten the quarantine time if negative.
Timeline
| 17 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
61
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
17 Feb 2021
Closed
17 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.