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Qualifying period for UK settlement to double to 10 years under White Paper’s immigration reforms
This report was finalised and went to internal publishing on 3 June 2025....
Universities to face performance thresholds for international students under new immigration rules, The Times reports
By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK.
From 1 January 2024, tough government action means most international students can now no longer bring family members to the UK.
<p><span>On 1 July 2025 the Home Office released a new <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-997-1-july-2025">Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules</a>, confirming that many of the work route restrictions outlined in the May 2025 <a href="https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2025/05/12/uk-government-releases-immigration-white-paper-aimed-at-lowering-net-migration">Immigration White Paper</a> will come into effect for applications submitted with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) assigned on or after 22 July 2025. The Skilled Worker route is particularly affected.</span></p>
The Skilled Worker visa route launched in December 2020. In 2024, 226,300 Skilled Worker and Health and Care applications were granted and there were 110,500 organisations registered as sponsors. Changes since the launch of the route include the intr...
Learn more about changes to UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa.
The number of visas issued to people wanting to work, study or join family members in the UK has fallen.
Explore the current trends in UK work and study visas and understand what recent changes in Immigration Rules mean for applicants.
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Major Immigration Rule Changes from 22 July 2025: What UK Employers Must Know Now
House of Commons Library examines effect of ECHR on UK immigration law
Updated briefing on financial (minimum income) requirement for partner visas published by House of Commons Library
More than twice the number of licences were revoked in the first year of this government than the year before, showing delivery of real action to secure our border.
UK immigration news is a hot topic for employers, especially as the new UK immigration rules take effect, making it more costly and complex to sponsor workers from overseas. We join May Cheung and Annabel Mace as they talk through the recent reforms ...
Immigration fee levels and recent changes detailed in updated Commons Library briefing
Learn more about UK Skilled Worker visas, minimum salary thresholds and RIBA’s immigration survey.
Explore the latest trends in UK visas and the decline in applications for work and study visas. Find out what is happening.
Home Office launches consultation on major overhaul of settlement rules, doubling ILR qualifying period to 10 years
Illegal migrants and arrivals reliant on benefits face waiting between 20 and 30 years to settle – the toughest in Europe.
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
Merz’s government has taken a tougher line on refugees and migrants, amid surging support for the anti-immigration AfD party.
The Home Office has announced increases to immigration fees.
Talks on a new three-year UK payment to fund French patrols against Channel small-boat crossings have broken down, just as the current agreement expires on 31 March. Without fresh funding, surveillance gaps could emerge, triggering tougher ad-hoc controls at ferry ports and the Channel Tunnel and creating knock-on delays for business travellers and freight.
<strong>Letter: </strong>Religious leaders, faith groups and charities urge Labour to ensure the proposals are fair and strengthen integration
It comes during the Nigerian president's state visit to the UK - the first by a west African leader in 37 years.
Facing backlash from Labour MPs and business lobbies, Prime-minister Keir Starmer has ordered officials to look at ‘softening’ controversial plans to double the residence requirement for Indefinite Leave to Remain and raise skilled-worker thresholds. Transitional protections and sector-specific exemptions are under review, with a revised statement promised before Easter. Employers should brace for further flux but may gain breathing-space to file applications under existing rules.
Key Point The March 2026 Statement of Changes introduces a wide range of updates to the U.K. Immigration Rules, affecting … Continued
Stricter conditions for migrants receiving asylum support will create a fairer, compliance-based system that’s better for the British taxpayer.
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