Foreign Workers Wanting to Settle in UK Face Tougher New Tests

Foreign workers in the UK will need twice as long to qualify for permanent residency, Labour announced on Monday, and migrants will be need to pass a “series of new tests” to prove they can be good citizens.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Monday that people would have to earn the right to claim indefinite leave to remain, which would give them access to certain welfare benefits, the ability to work in the country and a path to citizenship.