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Migrant Workers: Civil Servants

Asked by Rebecca Long BaileyLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 21609

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship salary threshold requirements introduced in April 2024 on retention of civil service staff initially employed on graduate visas.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The graduate route is designed to allow UK graduates time to work, or look for work, for a 2 or 3 year period after completing their studies. After this time, they must be able to meet the requirements of another immigration route to stay in the UK. These rules apply equally to the Civil Service as to all other UK workplaces.

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