"More than 300,000 children living in the UK could be left "in limbo" if the Home Office proceeds with its shake-up of legal migration rules, a think tank has warned. The Home Secretary outlined proposals in November to end automatic settlement status after five years. This means 1.35 million legal migrants already in the country nearly a quarter of them children, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) would be forced to wait longer for settled status. Under the proposed changes, migrants would apply for settled status after 10 years, though this could be fast-tracked or extended based on their "contributions" to the UK."
"Public service workers, like doctors and nurses, or higher taxpayers, might qualify after five years. However, lower-qualified workers on health and social care visas from the 2022 "Boris wave" could wait 15 years. Those on benefits might face a 20-year wait before applying for settlement. Those on visas from the 2022 Boris wave' may have to wait 15 years to qualify for settled status (REUTERS) The IPPR warned the proposa"
The Home Secretary proposed ending automatic settlement status after five years and replacing it with a system that generally requires 10 years for settled status. The Institute for Public Policy Research estimates 1.35 million legal migrants in the UK would be affected, nearly a quarter of them children, putting over 300,000 children at risk of being left in limbo. Fast-tracking or extensions could be granted based on migrants' described "contributions" to the UK. Public service workers and higher taxpayers might qualify sooner, while lower-qualified health and social care workers and those on benefits could face much longer waits.
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