Month: December 2025

UK immigration rules and Part Suitability represented by official documents, a British passport and legal symbols on a desk.

The Introduction of Part Suitability: A Fundamental Shift in UK Immigration Decision-Making

UK Immigration News /

On 14 October 2025, the Home Office published its Autumn Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, confirming the introduction of a new and far-reaching framework known as Part Suitability. Coming into force on 11 November 2025, this reform replaces the long-standing Part 9: Grounds for Refusal and consolidates all suitability-related refusal and cancellation provisions into a single, unified part of the Rules.

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Proposed UK ILR reforms for care workers shown with a calendar, pathway timeline and visa-style documents, highlighting a longer route to settlement.

ILR for Care Workers: Proposal to Extend the Qualifying Period to 15 Years

Health and Care Worker Visa, Work Visas /

In February 2022, the inclusion of Care Workers and Senior Care Workers on the Shortage Occupation List marked a pivotal change in UK immigration policy. For the first time, overseas nationals could be sponsored into these roles at a reduced salary threshold, opening the door to large-scale international recruitment within the care sector.

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Landscape illustration of UK work visa policy changes, showing “MAC recommends” Skilled Worker salary thresholds (£41,700 general threshold, 25th percentile going rates, £33,400 new entrant rate) with London/Parliament backdrop, graduate, NHS worker and employers.

MAC recommends keeping Skilled Worker salary threshold at £41,700

Immigration Changes, UK Immigration News /

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its latest review of salary thresholds and discounts across the UK’s sponsored work routes. Although the report does not change the Immigration Rules by itself, it is a clear sign of where policy may move next, particularly after the sharp rise in Skilled Worker salary requirements.

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Right to Work Checks: The Risks of Physical Documents and the Role of Mock Audits

Skilled Worker Visa, UK Immigration News, Work Visas /

Right to work checks remain a fundamental compliance obligation for UK employers. While digital and online verification methods have significantly reduced the risk of fraud, manual right to work checks using physical documents continue to present heightened vulnerability, particularly where documents lack photographic or security features.

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Illustrated cityscape of London’s financial district with office workers in business attire walking toward the skyline, overlaid with an upward-trending economic graph and a pound (£) symbol. A sign reads “UK Skilled Migration Route,” and a document in the foreground references a MAC report showing a £47bn fiscal benefit. The image visually represents post-Brexit skilled migration, economic contribution, rising earnings, and long-term fiscal impact on the UK economy.

Skilled work migrants set to add £47bn to UK public finances, MAC reports

Immigration Changes, UK Immigration Changes, UK Immigration News /

Since Brexit, the UK’s immigration system has undergone significant reform, with a stronger emphasis on skills, salary thresholds and economic contribution. A new report from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) adds important evidence to this debate, concluding that skilled migrants arriving in the UK after Brexit are likely to deliver a substantial long-term fiscal benefit to the country.

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Hyperrealistic desk scene at a British university showing “Approved CAS” and “Paused Recruitment” folders beside a laptop warning of BCA refusal rates below 5%, illustrating the gaps in Home Office oversight pushing universities to manage visa risk.

Protecting the Route or Breaking It: the gaps in Home Office oversight are being tackled from another point of view?

Immigration Changes, Study Visa, UK Immigration Changes, UK Immigration News /

British universities are again being asked to do the Home Office’s risk-management for it. Over the past few weeks, a growing number of institutions have paused or curtailed recruitment from Pakistan and Bangladesh two of the UK’s largest student markets citing concern that high visa refusal rates could put their sponsorship licences at risk.  

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Office desk with UK flag and sponsorship paperwork showing ‘UK Immigration Skills Charge update 2025’ and a 16 December 2025 date, illustrating the Immigration Skills Charge increase for sponsors.

Immigration Skills Charge Rises on 16 December 2025: What Sponsors Need to Know

Immigration Changes, Skilled Worker Visa, Sponsor Licence, UK Immigration News, Work Visas /

UK employers who sponsor overseas workers will face a notable rise in the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) from 16 December 2025. This is the first increase since the ISC was introduced in 2017 and represents a substantial uplift in the overall cost of sponsorship.

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EU Settlement Scheme blog header image showing a diverse group of travellers in a UK airport, holding passports and checking a UKVI account on a smartphone, reflecting account updates for travel and the route from pre-settled to settled status.

EU Settlement Scheme Updates: Updating Your Details and Securing Settled Status

Immigration Changes, UK Immigration News /

The Home Office has set out a series of changes affecting people who hold status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The announcement covers two main areas: keeping UKVI account details accurate, particularly identity documents used for travel and a simpler and more flexible route from pre-settled to settled status, alongside plans to expand automatic grants of settled status.

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Net Migration editorial infographic showing a split UK migration scene: left side with a downward arrow over UK map and airport arrivals, right side with an upward arrow above an asylum queue, plus passport, visa, and gavel icons in muted navy/grey/red policy style.

ONS Reports Net Migration Down by Two-Thirds; Home Office Data Shows Record Asylum Demand

Immigration Changes, UK Immigration News /

The latest migration releases paint a picture of two UK trends moving in opposite directions. On the one hand, long-term net migration has fallen steeply, easing back towards levels last seen before the post-Brexit immigration system took effect. On the other, the asylum system continues to carry heavy demand, with applications reaching a new high even as grant rates tighten.

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