London, Nov 20, 2025 (AFP) - UK to make foreign workers wait longer for settled status

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2025-11-20

Britain's Labour government plans to make some legal migrants wait up to 20 years before they can apply to settle in the UK permanently, the interior minister announced Thursday. The proposals detailed by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood form part of efforts to reduce legal immigration and come days after she announced a shake-up of irregular migration rules. The crackdown on both types of migration is partly a response to polls showing public supp......

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