Extend the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme Visa to EU countries

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following Brexit - Au-pairs from the EU cannot come to work and live in the UK. This is having an enormous impact on families that rely on affordable childcare. The UK is one of the most expensive countries in the world for childcare & the government needs to support families not penalise them.

By extending the Tier 5 Visas to include countries in the EU, the government is enabling UK families to continue to find affordable childcare with nearby countries. The current limited list of countries that are currently allowed the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa are also very far away geographically from the UK. The government ultimately needs to support people getting back to work after the catastrophic year ravaged by the pandemic. We don't need more obstacles in accessing affordable childcare.

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: Work with EEA countries to extend the Youth Mobility Visa

The Youth Mobility Visa scheme is a reciprocal scheme, but if you want the Government to unilaterally make similar visas available to young EU citizens, we could accept a petition requesting this.

Timeline

25 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Apr 2021

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