Tougher worker visa measures tabled in UK House of Commons

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London, Updated At : 02:00 AM Jul 02, 2025 IST

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The British government on Tuesday tabled the first set of tougher visa norms in the House of Commons to curb the recruitment of foreign skilled workers across different sectors, including the care industry, dubbing it a “complete reset” of the country’s immigration system.

The new rules, proposed as part of an ‘Immigration White Paper’ back in May, will involve the skills and salary thresholds for foreign workers — including Indians — rise, overseas recruitment for care workers end, and more than 100 occupations including chefs and plasterers being taken off the shortage list which allowed certain visa exemptions.

These changes, once approved by Parliament and effective from July 22, are designed to attract graduate level or above workers by making several low-paid jobs ineligible for visas.

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