Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has scrapped plans to make foreign care workers already in the UK wait up to 15 years for indefinite leave to remain.
Care workers earning at least £25,000 a year and who arrived before May 2025 will still qualify after five years.
The revised migration overhaul extends the wait to 10 years for many other migrants.
It also introduces stricter timelines for asylum seekers, including wait times of 20 or 30 years depending on work or study status.
The Home Office estimates that net migration added 2.6 million people to the UK population between 2021 and 2024, while Conservatives called the shift a costly U-turn.
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All of the reporting agrees that Mahmood backed away from the most severe care-worker settlement proposal and kept a five-year path for those who meet the earnings and timing conditions. The broader package still lengthens settlement waits for many other migrants and draws criticism from some political figures and organizations.
What remains unclear is how the broader overhaul will be received and applied in practice, especially given the mixed reactions to the package. The long-term impact of the stricter settlement and asylum timelines may also change as more details emerge.
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This view focuses on Mahmood scraps settlement plans for migrant care workers. It also highlights Shabana Mahmood Preserves Five-Year Settlement for Foreign Care Workers, Extends Others to 10 Years.
The mixed-stance coverage says Mahmood reversed plans to make care sector staff wait 15 years for indefinite leave to remain, describing that as a victory for the sector. It says overseas care workers must earn over £25,000 and have five years of continuous employment to qualify in five years. The same account also says the broader framework keeps extended waits for other migrants, while unions and organizations such as the Royal College of Nursing gave mixed reactions to the continuing restrictions. It presents the care-worker change as positive without endorsing the rest of the policy package.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has dropped plans to make foreign care workers already in the UK wait up to 15 years for permanent settlement, allowing those earning at least £25,000 a year to qualify after five years. The revised migration overhaul extends the wait to 10 years for many other migrants and introduces stricter timelines for asylum seekers. The Conservatives criticized the shift as a costly U-turn, while various political figures and organizations expressed mixed reactions to the broader reforms.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has preserved the five-year permanent settlement route for qualified foreign care workers while implementing longer waiting periods for most other migrants. The policy update comes after pressure and feedback regarding initial proposals to drastically extend timelines for care staff. News outlets and commentators have noted the adjustments to the broader immigration framework, which links settlement eligibility to earnings and contributions.
The Daily Mirror reports that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has abandoned plans to force 300,000 migrant care workers to wait 15 years for indefinite leave to remain, calling it a victory for the sector. Under the overhauled rules, care workers earning over £25,000 with five years of continuous employment can still qualify in five years, though others will face extended waits. While unions and sector leaders welcomed the concession on care workers, many criticized the broader framework for retaining harsh restrictions on other migrants and refugees.