US EditionAll migrants will have to be fluent in English to stay in UK
- The UK government will require all migrants to demonstrate higher English proficiency and extend wait times to apply for indefinite leave, starting in 2025.
- This change follows Conservative and Labour plans to toughen migration rules amid voter losses to Reform UK, which has pushed for stricter immigration controls.
- The upcoming immigration White Paper will raise the English language requirement from GCSE to nearly a foreign language A-level and lengthen settlement waits from five to up to ten years.
- Net migration hit 728,000 last year, prompting the government to stress a "controlled, selective and fair" system requiring migrants to align with British values after five years.
- These reforms aim to address high migration levels while encouraging integration and employment, but critics argue they may have limited practical impact.
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Evening Standard
perspectivemedia.comArrivals may need better English as part of migration crackdown, suggests No 10
An immigration White Paper is expected to be published next week and is likely to include measures aimed at reducing net migration into the UK.
Migrants 'must speak fluent English' to remain in Britain as a crackdown down to be launched next week
Migrants 'must speak fluent English' to remain in Britain as a crackdown down to be launched next week - Migrants coming to Britain will be required to speak "fluent English" or face a decade-long wait to secure permanent residency under tough new immigration rules to be announced next week
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