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Visas: Skilled Workers

Asked by Liz Saville RobertsPlaid CymruHome OfficeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 68831

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made with Cabinet colleagues of how many (a) prison service, (b) DWP and (c) general civil service staff members with Skilled Worker visas will lose their visa eligibility due to

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Under the current transitional arrangements, existing Skilled Worker visa holders are exempt from the changes to the skills threshold introduced on 22 July and can continue to extend in their current occupations.

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