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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Zarah Sultana (Labour). It was answered by Kevin Foster (Conservative) on Monday, 13 July 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.


Immigration Health Surcharge Exemption

Question

What progress she has made on implementing the Immigration Health Surcharge exemption for NHS and social care workers.

Answer

Home Office and Department of Health and Social Care officials are working to implement the surcharge exemption. The Home Office is currently identifying all those on a tier 2 visa who will benefit from a refund, and those payments have already started. Those eligible to apply for the new health and care visa will be exempt from the immigration health surcharge.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
904590 
678 cc1243-5 
Session
2019-21
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
NHS Migrant workers Surcharges
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk