In 2024, the UK’s immigration rules are undergoing significant changes aimed at reducing net migration.
We’ve broken these down into an easy-to-understand timeline:
January 1st 2024: UK Student Visa rules changed, restricting dependents for international students.
January 31st 2024: Visitor rules expanded, remote work allowed and new visitor routes introduced.
February 1st 2024: Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) opens for select countries.
February 6th 2024: Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) increases by 66%.
February 13th 2024: Fines for illegal working triple under the new Civil Penalty regime.
March 11th 2024: Care workers can’t bring dependents, care homes require CQC regulation for Health and Care Worker Visas.
March 14th 2024: New Statement of Changes replaces Shortage Occupation List (SOL) with Immigration Salary List.
April 4th 2024: Skilled Worker visa minimum salary threshold increases to £38,700.
April 6th 2024: Renewal requirement for Sponsor Licences removed.
April 11th 2024: Minimum income requirement for Appendix FM partner applications increases to £29,000.
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