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The United Kingdom has banned Health and Care Workers from bringing dependants to the country.
This was made known by the UK Home Office via its verified X handle (formerly Twitter), today, March 11,2024.
“From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants.
“This is part of our plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration,” it wrote.
Recall that the UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, had proposed new laws to reduce migration in the United Kingdom.
A report by BBC detailed that the UK intends to raise the minimum salary criteria for getting a skilled worker visa, currently set at £26,000, even as the new barrier will be extended to £38,700.
Cleverly told parliament that the previous year’s application of the restrictions may have resulted in a reduction of 300,000 migrants yearly.
According to reports, people with health and social care visas will be exempt from the higher wage requirement.
However, overseas caregivers will no longer be permitted to bring dependents, such as their partners and children.
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