Changes To The Skilled Worker Route From 9 April 2025

The newStatement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 733, includes the following changes to theSkilled Worker routeto be effective from 9 April 2025:

1. Restrictions on recruitment of care workers from outside the UK
2. Minimum salary threshold for care workers rising from £23,200 to £25,000 per year
3. Rules on recovery from sponsored workers any loans or investments in the sponsoring business

Care Workers and Home Carers – preference to be given to workers who are already in the UK

Priority is to be given to workers who are already in the UK sponsored as care workers or home carers, and especially to those who lost employment through revocation of the sponsor licence of the previous sponsor. This requirement applies in England only and does not affect sponsors in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.