Even More Changes To The UK's Immigration Rules!

Hot off the back of the Home Secretary's announcement regarding changes to the Skilled Worker minimum salary threshold, modifications to the Shortage Occupation List, adjustments to dependant visas, and a review of the Graduate visa route, in its latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC246), published on 7 December 2023, the Home Office has announced various changes to a number of UK immigration routes, as well as the introduction of several new appendices to the Immigration Rules. In this post we highlight some of the key changes to the Immigration Rules that applicants should be aware of, including:

• A requirement that joining family members submit any application to the EU Settlement Scheme within 3 months of arrival;