New Immigration Rules Effective from 9th April 2025
UK has introduces new immigration rules for Skilled Worker visa. The UK Government is going to make very big changes from 9th April 2025.
Priority for Existing International Care Workers
These changes will affect the skilled worker visa stream on a large scale. According to the details, UK immigration rules will emphasize that from 9th April 2025. Priority should be given to those people who are international care workers already present in the UK and want to get new sponsorship.
Mandate for UK-Based Hiring in the Care Sector
This means that it will be necessary for all the care-giver companies in the UK to first prove to the UK government. They have tried their best to hire care workers present in the UK.
Addressing Exploitative Recruitment Practices
These steps are being taken because different companies present in the UK have made this practice a business where they call care workers from other countries to their place. There is no job opening in their place. Millions of pounds have been collected in help.
Crackdown on Financial Exploitation and Sponsor License Abuse
Some international workers belonging to Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and this whole system has become a kind of abuse, which a similar to a system of marriage abuse that was also prevalent in the UK. Apart from this, employers have been strictly forbidden to stop taking money for the Certificate of Sponsorship from the employees. Between July 2022 and December 2024, the UK government has cancelled more than 470 sponsor licenses in the care sector. Because they were dealing in this system as a business entity rather than a care provider. 39,000 workers have been associated with these sponsors from 2020 to 2024.
Restrictions on Short-Term Student Visitor Visas
Apart from this, the UK government is intensifying efforts to ensure that people who came on the Student Visitor Visa, which is mostly issued for 6 to 11 months, worked in the UK and did not focus on studies, will not be provided visas in the future without a genuine intention. Therefore, we have to impose a very large restriction on short-term student visitor visas in the future. There are chances of an increase in refusals till now.
Impact on Student and Graduate Visa Routes
Apart from this, the government is also addressing the growing concerns about student and graduate visa routes, according to which students are mostly more serious about working after going to UK rather than focusing on their studies, which means that the local labor market in UK keeps shrinking because students are ready to work even at very low rates, due to which it becomes difficult for full time workers to maintain their status.
Increased Minimum Salary Threshold for Skilled Workers
Another good thing that UK has done in terms of getting a job is that it has increased its minimum salary threshold, which means that according to this, workers will now be paid 12 pounds 82 per hour instead of previously implemented 11 pounds 90, that is, if seen in this way, the full time salary which will be made according to 375 hours per week will increase from about 23200 to 25000.
Evaluating the Impact of Immigration Changes
It will become 25000 pounds, but my friend, will the changes in immigration loss on a large scale by the UK government be beneficial for you, or as an epicenter, you will have to face its disadvantages? Do express your opinion in the comment box. Till next time, thank you.
