Help a friend pay the NHS Immigration Health Surcharge Fee

Dear Friends,

We are doing this fundraiser to help a friend in our community raise funds to pay for

the NHS Immigration Health Surcharge to get an extension to their residence permit.

Their current visa expires end of September 2024 and it’s a pre-requisite to pay a fee

of over £2k to cover for a 2-year visa extension.

The surcharge was introduced in April 2015 by the Conservative government, under

a power granted by the Immigration Act 2014. The government said the purpose was

to “ensure that migrants make a proper financial contribution to the cost of their NHS

care” (in addition to their contribution as UK tax and National Insurance payers).

Our friend has previously worked for a charity in the community healthcare sector but

is currently unemployed and looking for work after their fixed term contract with the

charity ended.

It would also really help if you could share this fundraiser link with everyone you

know. The more eyes on this fundraiser, the better!

We appreciate all your support and we wouldn’t be able to accomplish our fundraising goal

without your help.

Thank you!