Sunak Toughens UK Visa Rules Under Pressure From Tory MPs
- Government raises salary threshold to £38,700 from £26,000
- Overseas care workers will be blocked from bringing dependents
Rishi Sunak
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Rishi Sunak’s government raised the salary requirement for people applying to live in the UK, one of a series of measures designed to show voters his ruling Conservative Party has a plan to deliver on its pledge to reduce net migration ahead of a general election expected next year.
Would-be migrants will need to earn £38,700 ($48,900) to qualify for working visas, up from £26,000, Home Secretary James Cleverly said in the House of Commons on Monday. The aim is to reduce annual net immigration by 300,000 “in future years,” he said, without setting out a precise timetable.