LONDON: Overseas care workers, including Indians, will be restricted from bringing dependant family members with them to the UK under new visa rules that will come into force from this week. The UK home office had announced the plans earlier and on Monday said the new rules follow a “disproportionate” 1,20,000 dependants accompanying 1,00,000 workers on the care visa route last year.It is claimed the move will radically cut net migration to the UK and tackle visa abuse to bring down “unsustainable” levels of legal migration.
The changes come into force as the govt prepares to lay the new rules before parliament on Thursday. Care providers in England acting as sponsors for migrants will also be required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the industry regulator for Health and Social Care, a move the govt says will crack down on worker exploitation and abuse within the sector.
On Monday, the home secretary also commissioned a review of the Graduate Route for international students to prevent abuse, protect the integrity and quality of UK higher education, and ensure it works in the best interests of the UK. Indian nationals represent the largest group of students granted this visa, making up 43% of grants last year, to stay on and gain work experience for at least two years after their degree.
The changes come into force as the govt prepares to lay the new rules before parliament on Thursday. Care providers in England acting as sponsors for migrants will also be required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the industry regulator for Health and Social Care, a move the govt says will crack down on worker exploitation and abuse within the sector.
On Monday, the home secretary also commissioned a review of the Graduate Route for international students to prevent abuse, protect the integrity and quality of UK higher education, and ensure it works in the best interests of the UK. Indian nationals represent the largest group of students granted this visa, making up 43% of grants last year, to stay on and gain work experience for at least two years after their degree.