Summary: Anyone earning over £125k a year will now be able to get settlement in just 3 years. Global talent and innovative founder visa holders will also be eligible for accelerated settlement.
NHS doctors and nurses and Hong Kongers will need to wait 5, as is the rule now.
Lower earning immigrants will now need to wait up to 15 years.
Those with no legal right to be here or immigration breaches will need to wait 30 years.
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Conscious-Ball8373 on
“So, government, how much is does a ‘higher earner’ earn?”
“£50k. That’s when the 40% tax bracket kicks in.”
“What if they’re a migrant?”
“Oh, then it’s £125k.”
TomVonServo on
So the Boriswave of low-earning people who do the work that keeps society moving will now become the Bonuswave of software developers who add burden to the services we need but don’t fill any of those jobs. Great.
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Broric on
Could anyone post more details on the global talent side? I have some staff on those visas so this could be good news for them.
Informal_Drawing on
Why are they offering indefinite leave to remain if they want to cut numbers. Makes no sense if you’re supposedly trying to address a short-term labour gap.
This doesn’t fix the problem they say they are trying to fix in the slightest.
Total-Candidate-3757 on
So they don’t want immigrants coming over here “stealing British jobs” unless they “steal” the good jobs, in which case they’re more welcome? What?
getoutmywayatonce on
I’ll be interested in future stats of how many applicants qualify and make use of it. The pendulum realistically does have to swing to correct previous leniency though, so I’m not against the incentive of the shortest settlement process being set at the £125k mark.
GCP_Biryani on
… and its only for the main applicant and their dependent follow their own route.
Low_Map4314 on
This is good policy. Probably the only Labour politician with credibility at this stage !
muh-soggy-knee on
Not a labour fan or voter, but I’ll buy that for a dollar.
Relatively small numbers of high earners were never the problem in the first place. If you are earning that sort of money then odds are good you are doing something useful for someone.
Not enough on its own of course, but as part of a wider package I’m all about this.
That being said, let’s see them get it past their backbenchers.
Haytham_Ken on
This screams a Tory policy. Make it easier for high earners to gain settlement. Asylum seeker = 20 years, regular skilled worker = 10 years, high earner = 3 years…
Rexdzus on
Vote labor get Tories. Sounds like the rich get to wait 2 years less and anyone who works for their money has to wait 5 years longer.
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b_33 on
Good to know the class machine is all well and good.
Have Vs the have nots.
They should prioritise skill. People that can improve productivity or counter the brain drain. The sort who will set up business.
Not the sort who inevitable will use their existing wealth to make themselves more wealthy by most certainly buying property and renting it out to the have nots.
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Summary: Anyone earning over £125k a year will now be able to get settlement in just 3 years. Global talent and innovative founder visa holders will also be eligible for accelerated settlement.
NHS doctors and nurses and Hong Kongers will need to wait 5, as is the rule now.
Lower earning immigrants will now need to wait up to 15 years.
Those with no legal right to be here or immigration breaches will need to wait 30 years.
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“So, government, how much is does a ‘higher earner’ earn?”
“£50k. That’s when the 40% tax bracket kicks in.”
“What if they’re a migrant?”
“Oh, then it’s £125k.”
So the Boriswave of low-earning people who do the work that keeps society moving will now become the Bonuswave of software developers who add burden to the services we need but don’t fill any of those jobs. Great.
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Could anyone post more details on the global talent side? I have some staff on those visas so this could be good news for them.
Why are they offering indefinite leave to remain if they want to cut numbers. Makes no sense if you’re supposedly trying to address a short-term labour gap.
This doesn’t fix the problem they say they are trying to fix in the slightest.
So they don’t want immigrants coming over here “stealing British jobs” unless they “steal” the good jobs, in which case they’re more welcome? What?
I’ll be interested in future stats of how many applicants qualify and make use of it. The pendulum realistically does have to swing to correct previous leniency though, so I’m not against the incentive of the shortest settlement process being set at the £125k mark.
… and its only for the main applicant and their dependent follow their own route.
This is good policy. Probably the only Labour politician with credibility at this stage !
Not a labour fan or voter, but I’ll buy that for a dollar.
Relatively small numbers of high earners were never the problem in the first place. If you are earning that sort of money then odds are good you are doing something useful for someone.
Not enough on its own of course, but as part of a wider package I’m all about this.
That being said, let’s see them get it past their backbenchers.
This screams a Tory policy. Make it easier for high earners to gain settlement. Asylum seeker = 20 years, regular skilled worker = 10 years, high earner = 3 years…
Vote labor get Tories. Sounds like the rich get to wait 2 years less and anyone who works for their money has to wait 5 years longer.
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Good to know the class machine is all well and good.
Have Vs the have nots.
They should prioritise skill. People that can improve productivity or counter the brain drain. The sort who will set up business.
Not the sort who inevitable will use their existing wealth to make themselves more wealthy by most certainly buying property and renting it out to the have nots.