US EditionForeign care workers will no longer get visas under immigration crackdown, says home secretary
- The UK Home Secretary announced on May 11-12, 2025, that the government will end visas for foreign care workers recruited abroad as part of new immigration reforms.
- This decision follows growing concerns over the rise in net migration and aims to address skill shortages by raising visa requirements and increasing domestic training efforts.
- The reforms involve raising the skilled visa requirements to degree-level qualifications, limiting lower-skilled visas primarily to key sectors, and ending the ability to recruit new care workers from overseas while still allowing current care worker visa holders to extend their stay.
- The Home Secretary stated these changes may reduce lower-skilled visas by up to 50,000 within a year and pledged to rebuild trust in the immigration system by focusing on higher-skilled migration and workforce training.
- The policy is expected to reshape the UK labor market by limiting legal migration, support public confidence, and challenge employers to rely more on domestic skills development amid political pressure to control migration.
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Yvette Cooper has announced sweeping new immigration reforms (Picture: BBC; Shutterstock) Changes to rules around visas for care workers are at the centre of a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration system announced by the government today. The plans include a sweeping crackdown on the numbers of visas being handed out for lower-skilled workers. Social care is set to be one of the sectors most affected, as care homes are told to shift focus t…
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