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Who now waits longer for permanent settlement, and who is spared?
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Under last year's plan, care workers would have waited 15 years to apply for settlement.
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The revised rules spare them. Care workers who meet their visa conditions and earn at least £25,000 a year settle after five years. Those who don't qualify get a new five-year care visa, not tied to their former employer.
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Mahmood defended the exception in the Commons, saying everyone will have a fair shot to make their contribution.
“everyone will have a fair shot to make their contribution”
Settlement now turns on earnings. People earning more than £125,000 settle after 3 years. Those earning over £50,271, and public-sector workers, wait 5. The standard route is 10 years. Small-boat refugees who rely on public funds face a minimum of 30 years, though refugees on designated safe and legal routes are an exception.
- Earnings above £125,0003 years
- Earnings above £50,271 or public-sector 5 years
- Standard route10 years
- Small-boat refugees on public funds (min30 years
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UK softens settlement rules, sparing care workers from a 15-year waitRead the article
Based on reports by
- The TelegraphMahmood spares up to 300,000 migrants from crackdown
- Evening StandardMahmood 'U-turns' on plans to make foreign carers wait 15 years for settlement
- The IndependentBritain says many migrants will have to wait longer to win the right to stay
- eldiario.esBritish government toughens rules for migrants working legally in the country
- Evening StandardMahmood waters down plans to make foreign carers wait 15 years for settlement
- Bloomberg BusinessUK Grants Care Workers Reprieve From Tighter Migration Plans