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To: The UK government
Help NHS workers: cancel visa renewal fees for 12 months
Cancel visa renewal fees and the health surcharge for twelve months, for NHS staff already in the UK.
Why is this important?
We are asking NHS staff to risk their lives working through the Covid19 crisis.
Around 153,000 out of 1.2 million NHS staff are not UK Citizens.
Many of these people will have to pay thousands of pounds to renew visas for themselves and their families, and pay a health surcharge fee over the coming 12 months.
These NHS staff are risking their lives and the health of their loved ones.
None of them should have to pay thousands of pounds to stay in the UK during this crisis. None of them should have to pay for NHS treatment if they get Covid19 whilst working for the NHS to save people’s lives through a global pandemic.
We are asking the Home Office to cancel visa renewal fees and the health surcharge for the next 12 months for staff already working in the NHS in the UK.
A fee waiver system already exists for exceptional cases so the procedures and systems are already in place for such a scheme to be implemented easily.
More than ever the UK needs these dedicated NHS staff.
Let’s show them how much we appreciate them.
Cancel the visa charges.
