In the White Paper published this morning, the
Government has announced a Plan for Change, introducing some major
immigration reforms. It is the intention of the government to start
introducing changes in the coming weeks. More dramatic changes,
such as earned path to settlement and citizenship, are to be
evolved before the end of the year.
Below is a summary of changes by category:
Skilled Workers
Minimum skills level requirement to be lifted to RQF level 6
(currently level 4)
Minimum salary threshold is to rise (currently £38,700,
last raised on 4 April 2024)
Immigration Skills Charge to increase by 32% (Immigration Skills
Charge is the tax paid by the sponsor when assigning the
certificate of sponsorship. It is currently £1000 per
employee per year of sponsored employment for large and medium
organisations, or £364 per year for small organisations).
