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More than twice the number of licences were revoked in the first year of this government than the year before, showing delivery of real action to secure our border.
New agreement between Home Office and top food delivery firms will help stop illegal working in the delivery sector
Anyone complicit in facilitating people smuggling to the UK will be at risk of having their assets frozen and being banned from travelling to Britain, under new powers announced by the Foreign Secretary today.
Work to restore control of Britain’s borders has seen the first of sweeping reforms to the immigration system introduced by the Home Secretary today.
The Home Secretary gave an oral statement to the House of Commons on 12 May to introduce the 'Restoring Control over the Immigration System' white paper.
Radical reforms to Britain’s immigration system, restoring control to our borders and reducing record-high levels of net migration have been set out.
New reforms to deportation and removal rules will make it easier to remove foreign criminals committing crimes in the UK.
International recruitment for care workers will end under plans announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
The Prime Minister will today announce an end to Britain’s failed experiment in open borders that saw migration soar to one million a year by ensuring people coming here earn the right to stay in the country.
Britain's failed immigration system will be radically reformed so the system is controlled, managed and fair under a landmark white paper.
Employers will be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before recruiting from overseas.
ETAs are digitally linked to a traveller’s passport and ensure that more robust security checks are carried out before people begin their journey to the UK.
The UK will develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of illicit finance fuelling their operations.
The government has delivered on its manifesto promise to strengthen the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
Net migration is 4 times higher than it was 5 years ago, driven by record levels of overseas recruitment as the government acts to bring numbers down.
Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.
Conoce la Autorización de Viaje Electrónica (ETA), que necesitarás para viajar al Reino Unido si tienes nacionalidad mexicana y actualmente no necesitas visa.
People dealing with the death of their partner and facing financial hardship will soon be able to apply to have the application fee for settlement waived.
Government action cuts migration on key routes by 25% in the first 4 months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Progress on immigration as numbers on key visa routes fall 24%, detentions start after passing of Rwanda law, and a major crackdown begins on illegal working.
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