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Budget 2026 sets out Skilled Worker, graduate and talent visa changes
The Budget on 28 October 2026 announced changes to Skilled Worker salary rules, graduate and high-potential routes, Global Talent hosts and the tax tr...
Home Office publishes final impact assessment for Immigration and Asylum Bill
The final version of the impact assessment for the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 was published on 13 October 2026, following seven factsheets relea...
Autumn Immigration Rules changes take effect on 8 October 2026
Most of the changes in Statement of Changes HC 584 came into force on 8 October 2026. They cover visitors and Erasmus+, Skilled Worker modern slavery...
Home Office figures: Skilled Worker visa applications down 43% in year to September
Home Office figures published on 8 October 2026 show Skilled Worker and Health and Care Worker entry clearance applications well below a year earlier....
Home Secretary says earned settlement policy will be set out later this year
Shabana Mahmood told the Home Affairs Committee on 15 September 2026 that the earned settlement policy, including transitional arrangements, will come...
Home Office publishes HC 584: autumn Immigration Rules changes with four start dates
The Home Office laid Statement of Changes HC 584 on 3 September 2026. The changes start on 8 October, 29 October, 30 November and 9 December 2026.
Home Office figures: work visas down 18%, settlement grants up 24%
The Home Office published immigration statistics for the year ending June 2026 on 27 August 2026. Work, study and family visas and asylum claims fell,...
24-week target for some asylum and deportation appeals comes into force
From 12 August 2026 the First-tier Tribunal must aim to decide certain asylum and deportation appeals within 24 weeks. Sections 49 and 50 of the Borde...
Asylum registration and interview rules change from 3 August 2026
Changes to Part 11 of the Immigration Rules under HC 259 came into force on 3 August 2026. They allow a single, shorter interview for some asylum clai...
UK and France Consider New Bilateral Agreement to Manage Channel Crossings
A UK-France returns arrangement already exists, and both governments are now considering what should follow it. The current “one in, one out” pilot ca...
UK Government to Unveil New Measures to Reduce Net Migration in Upcoming White Paper
The government’s plan to cut net migration is set out in its Immigration White Paper, Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 M...
Home Office publishes Statement of Changes HC 259; most changes start 3 August
The Home Office laid Statement of Changes HC 259 on 9 July 2026. It amends the Graduate route, family rules, asylum interviews, immigration bail, ETA...
