UK's New Immigration Policy: Key Updates Revealed

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Latest UK Immigration Changes .
The UK Home Office has increased fees for sponsor licenses and certificates of sponsorship, but this change only affects health and care categories, specifically job codes 6135 and 6136, and is intended to align salaries with the increasing national minimum wage in the UK.
The Home Office is closing a loophole that allowed individuals to start their own company and sponsor themselves, and instead will deduct the investment amount from the individual's gross salary, potentially affecting visa applications if the minimum salary criteria is not met.

Summary of the points which we discussed :

Fee Increases: On April 9, 2025, the UK Home Office raised fees for sponsor licenses and certificates of sponsorship, alongside other fee hikes.

Care Sector Changes: Care providers in England must first attempt to hire within the UK before recruiting overseas for care workers (SOC codes 6135 and 6136).

Salary Increase for Care Workers: The salary for care workers has risen from £23,200 to £25,000 per annum as of April 9, 2025.

Impact on Previous Applicants: Those who applied for a COS or visa before April 9, 2025, are not impacted by the new salary thresholds and fee hikes.

Self-Sponsorship Changes: The Home Office is closing loopholes in self-sponsorship where individuals could sponsor themselves through their own companies.

Employer Sponsorship Obligations: Employers can no longer pass on the costs of sponsor licenses, certificates, or immigration skills charges to employees.

Care Worker Redundancy Support: Care workers who are made redundant can access support via regional partnerships and government initiatives, including financial and mental health assistance.

Right to Work Checks for Low-Skilled Workers: Employers hiring low-skilled workers, such as those on zero-hour contracts, must perform right to work checks to avoid fines.

Graduate Visa Updates: There's potential for new restrictions on the Graduate Visa, linking it to salary thresholds, but official guidance is still pending.

Timestamp :
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Amil's Introduction
02:22 Question 1 Salary Thresold
03:18 Immigration Salary List
03:36 Visa applied before 9th April- any impact ?
04:11 Self Sponsorship
07:04 Decision on pending cases (which is applied)
07:37 Suggestion for Self Sponsorship
08:17 Cost of sponsorhip employee - who should bear the cost ?
10:33 Redundant on Care worker visa. What help is given by govt ?
13:08 What new compliance measures are being introduced for right-to-work checks, especially for gig economy and zero-hours workers?
14:52 Supplementary work
16:50 Graduate visa Update
18:22 Visa extension fees
19:21 Latest Update on Spouse visa

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