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The UK government announced changes to its immigration system that require some migrants to wait up to 10 years before they can settle permanently, while allowing carers a shorter five-year waiting period to apply for indefinite leave to remain. The new rules aim to address the surge in arrivals since Brexit and include concessions for healthcare workers due to political pressure from unions and opposition parties.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced sweeping changes to the UK's immigration rules on November 2, 2026. The reforms require most migrants to wait 10 years for permanent residency, with some lower-paid workers facing a 15-year wait. However, up to 280,000 care workers and their dependents will be exempted after five years, easing concerns from businesses that tough rules could deter necessary workers. The new requirements also include a clean criminal record, English proficiency at the A-level standard, no outstanding debts to the government, and sustained national insurance contributions. Labour MPs criticized these changes, with Diane Abbott pointing out potential issues similar to the Windrush scandal. Despite concessions, some MPs remain dissatisfied, particularly regarding 30-year wait times for refugees arriving by small boats in the Channel.

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The exception for carers will allow 280,000 people and their dependants to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK after 5 years Britain unveiled sweeping reforms to its immigration system on Monday, requiring some migrants to wait 10 years or more before they can settle, while granting concessions to some care workers to defuse a political row.

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UK to make some migrants wait 10 years to settle, eases rules for carers · assertive framing

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The reforms are the government’s latest attempt to toughen the rules after the number of arrivals surged following Britain’s departure from the European Union, with post-Brexit immigration policies leading to an influx of healthcare workers and students from around the world. asserted

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But government efforts to toughen the rules sparked a backlash from unions and parts of the governing Labour Party, leading interior minister Shabana Mahmood to soften the standard qualifying period for those working in the health and care sector from 10 to 5 years. asserted

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