Reported changes to UK settlement proposals

Immigration · First reported 31 Oct, 13:02 · Updated 13:07

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Reports say Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is preparing to revise proposals that would lengthen the time many migrants must wait for settled status. The Independent reports that social care workers already in the UK may be exempt from the longer timetable; the Daily Mail describes the proposals as rewritten after opposition within Labour.

The Independent reports that Mahmood is expected to present revised rules to Parliament next week, following a consultation that received more than 200,000 responses.
The Independent says existing social care workers are expected to be exempt from the proposed longer qualifying period, while most other foreign workers may still face a 10-year wait, with possible reductions for some.
The Daily Mail says the proposals were rewritten after opposition from Labour’s left wing; its excerpt gives no details of the revised rules.

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Key facts

Expected announcement: Mahmood is expected to present decisions to Parliament next week.
Consultation responses: More than 200,000 responses.
Original baseline proposal: Increase the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain from five years to 10.
Possible social care exemption: Social care workers already in the UK are expected to be exempt from the longer timetable.