Zimbabwean nurses affected as UK halts overseas recruitment of care workers

Zimbabwean nurses affected as UK halts overseas recruitment of care workers

For many Zimbabwean nurses and care workers, the UK has been a beacon of hope. Migrating to the UK has been a chance to escape joblessness and poor working conditions back home. But that door may be closing. UK to stop recruiting care workers from abroad On Sunday, UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that care worker visas for foreign applicants will soon be scrapped. Going forward, care providers in the UK must either hire local citizens …

ICYMI: UK ends overseas recruitment for social care

The UK government has announced it will end overseas recruitment for social care visas, marking a significant shift in immigration policy aimed at reducing dependency on foreign workers and boosting domestic training.

Engage: Closing off social care jobs to migrant workers will only harm sector already in crisis

One big talking point to emerge from the UK government’s recently announced plans to reform the immigration system was the proposal to end recruitment of social care workers from overseas.

NCF responds to government plans to end overseas recruitment of care workers - Care Talk Business

The National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for not-for-profit social care – has responded to government plans that will imminently end the recruitment of overseas workers into care jobs in the UK. In a white paper published today, the government sets out how it plans to bring down historically high levels of net

Japa: UK halts recruitment of foreign social care workers

The United Kingdom has officially ended the recruitment of foreign nationals for social care jobs as part of a sweeping immigration reform aimed at reducing net migration and redefining what constitutes “skilled work.” This policy change, effective immediately, was unveiled in an 82-page Immigration White Paper titled “Restoring Control over the Immigration System”. It marks […] The post Japa: UK halts recruitment of foreign social care workers …

Kenyans seeking social care worker jobs in UK set to be affected by new policy

The UK government has made a major announcement ending overseas recruitment for social care workers, thus closing social care visas to new applications from abroad. In a statement on Monday, May 12, 2025, the UK announced that all immigrants seeking to join the social care workers sector would not be allowed. The new order is […]