The British government is changing and tightening the rules for foreign migrants to come to work and live in the UK.
Ministers are under pressure to legally tighten immigration policy after a record 745,000 migrants arrive in the UK by 2022.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak, while commenting on the official figures of foreign immigrants immigrating to the UK, said that the number is “very high”.
What are the new immigration laws now?
Most people wishing to work in the UK will still need to apply for a visa through a points-based system, the Points Base System (PBS).
However, from spring 2024 they will need to have a higher salary as well as a job offer to get a work visa.
Under the new rules, the minimum income for illegal immigrants in the UK must be £38,700 a year, up from £26,200 a year.
However, this will not apply to jobs in the health sector and social service sector. But foreign migrants working in the sector will no longer be allowed to bring their family members to the UK.
The points system was first adopted by the Labor government in 2008, when it applied to migrants from non-EU countries. It was then changed by the Conservatives after the Brexit vote.
The current points-based system for immigration in the UK, which includes immigrants from European and non-European countries, was introduced in late 2020.