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ARTICLE · 12 MARCH 2024

Immigration Challenges For Employers In The UK

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A number of measures seeking to curb legal migration to the UK will take effect in the coming months.

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  • A number of measures seeking to curb legal migration to the UK will take effect in the coming months.
  • Changes include limits on Health and Care worker visas, increases in skilled worker going rates and salary thresholds, a review of Graduate visas, changes to family visa minimum income requirements, and an Immigration Health Surcharge hike, among others.

Few people acknowledge the implications of the UK Government's measures to reduce legal migration to the UK on employers.

The UK government is intent on reversing a recent increase in net migration figures. The rise, which appears to have reached its peak, is partly fueled by skills gaps, with the biggest increase in work visas seen in the healthcare sector. The year ending September 2023 saw a nine percent increase in Skilled Worker visas, with 66,322 issued (plus an additional 50,874 for dependent family members) and a 135% increase in Health and Care Worker visas (up to 143,990 plus

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