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LONDON - The opposition Labour Party in the UK has indicated, if voted into power, it could reverse the new stringent visa rules restricting the ability of foreign healthcare workers to bring over their family members.

UK Skilled Worker Visa – Significant Changes - A major update to the UK immigration rules was published on 14 March 2024.  The new rules will become effective on 4 April...

THE United Kingdoms Home Office has implemented new visa rules that ban overseas care workers and most overseas students from bringing dependant family members...

In December, home secretary James Cleverly announced future changes to visa rules aimed at reducing immigration numbers. They included increasing the

The decision comes after the UK Home Office expressed concerns about what it sees as an unequal ratio of dependents accompanying care workers on the visa route. In the care sector alone, there were 120,000 dependents accompanying 100,000 workers just last year.

As part of the UK government's plan to bring down unsustainable levels of legal migration and tackle visa abuse, overseas care workers coming to the country will now be restricted from bringing dependants, starting from Monday itself.The ...

Overseas care workers, including Indians, will be restricted from bringing dependant family members with them to the UK under new visa rules that come into force from this week.

Reforms to restrict care workers from bringing family members are now in force, while care providers are required to register if they are sponsoring migrants.

Both the House and Senate debated on the floor and held a handful of subcommittee and committee meetings. On Monday, Governor Reynolds signed the first bill into law.

Please note: while we address certain country-specific updates, this Alert contains information regarding global requirements, policies, and procedures as they stand as of the date of publication.