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For those applying under other skilled worker visa routes, the salary threshold for an application will rise from the current GBP 26,200 to GBP 38,700.
The UK government on Monday tabled a tough new set of measures to bring down the country's immigration numbers, including a much higher salary threshold for foreign workers to access skilled visas and a clampdown on bringing family members as their dependants.
The government’s plan to stop overseas care workers bringing dependants to the UK is a ‘cruel sanction’ that will add to ‘dire workforce shortages’.
Hospitality, IT, care, SMEs and graduate employers are likely to face the biggest hurdles when the work visa changes are implemented.
The UK Home Secretary announced new measures to cut migration levels and curb abuse of the immigration system, delivering the biggest-ever reduction in net migration.