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Visas: Skilled Workers

Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceHome OfficeTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 82817

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide clarity to Skilled Worker visa holders in the UK impacted by proposed changes to the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period.

Answered by Mike Tapp

We will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year. Details of how this initiative will work will be provided around that consultation.

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