Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is poised to introduce new strategies aimed at reducing net migration in the UK, after it hit 906,000 in June 2023. Key proposals expected in an upcoming immigration white paper include requirements for employers to demonstrate investment in local skills before hiring foreign workers, particularly targeting the IT sector. Additional measures may impose stricter visa application processes and longer waiting times for migrants to obtain permanent residency. The Home Office is expected to enforce tougher English language requirements, focusing on countries identified as major sources of asylum seekers.
Employers will be required to provide evidence of investing in UK skills to recruit foreign workers, a policy long-promised by Labour targeting sectors like IT.
Visa applications from countries with high asylum-seeker rates, including Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka, may face stricter scrutiny and limitations under proposed new laws.
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