US EditionForeign care workers will no longer get visas under immigration crackdown, says home secretary
- On May 12, 2025, the UK Home Office announced a White Paper outlining plans to close the care worker visa and tighten skilled worker visa rules.
- These changes follow concerns about a failed immigration system, rising net migration, and the demand to shift focus toward domestic training.
- The policy raises the skilled visa threshold to graduate-level jobs, removes overseas recruitment for care workers, and requires businesses to develop training plans for UK workers.
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the reforms will likely reduce lower-skilled visas by up to 50,000 within the next year and stressed the need for a fair, controlled system.
- These measures aim to restore public confidence and reduce immigration but prompted concerns from employers about filling skill shortages and possible impacts on the care sector.
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Nigeria, Others Affected As UK Clamps Down On Care Workers' Visas
The United Kingdom has announced plans to abolish the care worker visa route in the coming months, a move that could impact thousands of Nigerians seeking employment in the UK's health and social care sector.
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The British government outlined plans on Sunday to end what it called the "failed free market experiment" in mass immigration by restricting skilled worker visas to graduate-level jobs and forcing businesses to increase training for local workers.Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to cut net migration after the success of Nigel Farage's right-wing, anti-immigration...
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