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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 is set to announce on Monday sweeping changes to immigration rules that require some migrants to wait up to 15 years before they can settle permanently in the UK, with most facing a 10-year wait. However, to ease tensions, the plan includes an exception for carers who will be allowed to apply for indefinite leave to remain after only five years, benefiting around 280,000 people and their dependants. The government's original proposal, which faced significant opposition from Labour MPs and Cabinet ministers concerned about its impact on communities and the economy, had initially proposed a 15-year wait for most legal migrants. These changes aim to balance voter demands for lower immigration with business warnings that overly restrictive rules could deter needed workers following record post-Brexit net migration figures.

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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.

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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.

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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

UK to make some migrants wait 10 years to settle, eases rules for carers asserted

migrants → make → carers

they → allow → row

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

policies → toughen → world

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

Mahmood → toughen → years

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

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