Scottish Government “Steps in” to Sponsor Visas for Foreign Care Workers

Scottish Government “Steps in” to Sponsor Visas for Foreign Care Workers

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in a bold move to counter Westminster’s immigration restrictions. The SNP leader described his intervention as a necessary “solution” to what he called a staffing crisis, with care homes across Scotland desperately short of workers following the UK Government’s tightened immigration controls. In the year ending June…