The UK government, led by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, is implementing new visa regulations that will cease overseas recruitment for care workers. Firms will be required to hire locally or extend the visas of existing overseas workers. This move is part of broader efforts to curb net migration, which recently hit record highs. Opposition voices, particularly Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, argue that these measures are inadequate without a definitive cap on migration. Changes will also impact international students and graduates but will allow their continued presence in Britain.
Yvette Cooper mentioned that it is essential to end overseas recruitment for care workers, requiring firms to focus on hiring locally or extending existing visas.
The Home Office has pledged to unveil a series of changes to visa regulations aimed at significantly reducing net migration, projected to drop by up to 50,000 lower-skilled workers.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp criticized the governmentâs plans as insufficient, advocating for a stricter annual cap on migration to manage the rising numbers.
Cooper acknowledged anticipated adjustments to the rules concerning international students and graduates, affirming their ongoing ability to study and stay in the UK.
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