Allow carers already in UK on sponsored visa to work for any CQC care provider
We are asking the Government to reconsider its position on foreign carers who are already in the UK on sponsored visas, to be allowed to find work with any CQC registered care providers. We think there are thousands of carers who are here with no work from their sponsors, who face having to go home!
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 11,542/100,000
- 28 MAY 2025Petition closedFinal total: 11,542 signatures
- 16 JAN 2025Government respondedHome OfficeGovernment reply
Sponsorship is a vital part of the Points Based System, providing protection for workers. We have no plans to change this approach to offer people to work unsponsored in a sector.
Read full response - 15 DEC 202410,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 28 NOV 2024Petition opened for signatures
Background
We think it doesn’t make sense, when the health and social care sector is crying out for carers, for people who are already in the country, but through no fault of their own, haven’t got enough or no work at all, to be given 60 days to find a sponsor or leave the country! Some care providers are not licensed sponsors, but are desperate for staff. We think if carers are allowed to work for any CQC registered care provider, they would work more hours and bring much needed tax revenue.