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Not all foreign NHS staff eligible for free visa extension scheme - BBC Newsnight
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5:54Now PlayingThe Home Office has given a oneyear free visa extension for some staff in the NHS and care sectors. But health workers such as cleaners are porters are not eligible. Subscribe to our channel here
The Home Office's visa extension list was initially limited to NHS doctors, nurses and paramedics, but in April it was extended to include more NHS staff, such as radiographers and social workers, plus some social care staff.
But the list does not include jobs such as porters and cleaners.
For those eligible, the extension covers visas which expire between 31 March and 1 October 2020. The scheme has been extended to about 3,000 key frontline health workers, the government said.
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