The revised proposals will require most legal migrants to live and work in the UK for 10 years before qualifying for indefinite leave to remain, up from the current five-year timeline. However, following pushback from figures like Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, most social care workers already in the country are expected to be exempt. Reductions to the 10-year residency requirement may also be offered to individuals who earn higher incomes or actively contribute to their local communities. The Home Office plans to hold formal comment until the complete measures are introduced to Parliament next week.
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Most social care workers already living in the United Kingdom are expected to be shielded…: Most social care workers already living in the United Kingdom are expected to be shielded from extended settlement waiting times.
Standard migrants will likely face a 10-year qualification period, though high earners an…: Standard migrants will likely face a 10-year qualification period, though high earners and community contributors may secure earlier settlement.
The Home Office has withheld official statements until the finalized policy decisions are…: The Home Office has withheld official statements until the finalized policy decisions are formally delivered to Parliament.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce her final decision on immigration rules for legal migrants next week.
She had proposed to extend the wait for permanent settlement from the current five years to 10 with some lower-paid migrants facing a 15-year wait. The BBC understands the proposals are likely to be revised for most of those currently working in social care.
The home secretary was concerned about the number of people who would be eligible for permanent residency after a period of very high net migration under the previous government.
Mahmood has faced opposition from within the government for proposing to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK.
Before she rejoined the cabinet, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner described the proposals as "un-British" because they sought to change the rules for people who had come to the UK in good faith.
In particular, many lower-paid social care workers were facing a wait of up to 15 years rather than five.
But the BBC understands that social care workers already in the UK are now…
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