Petition · past parliament · Home Office

Allow nurses to apply for the Health and Care Worker Visa in-country

Closed 80 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow overseas qualified nurses in the UK on a visitor's visa to apply for Health and Care worker visa in-country, instead of having to go back to their home country and reapplying the visa.
Overseas nurses have to be in the UK to complete their final stage of registration. Currently overseas nurses are able to come and appear for NMC OSCE on a visit visa. But these candidates have to go back even after the successful completion of the registration process and apply from their home country for the Health and Care Worker Visa. Allowing in-country applications should help both employer and newly registered nurses save spending more money and time, especially in this difficult period.

Timeline

24 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
24 May 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 80
Status Closed
Department Home Office
Opened 24 Nov 2021
Closed 24 May 2022

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