1.5m foreign workers already in UK could face longer wait for permanent settlement
by Rajeev Syal, Sally Weale and Peter Walker from World news | The Guardian on (#6X9NY)
People who have moved to UK since 2020 may face extra five-year wait to stay indefinitely under Labour crackdown
About 1.5 million foreign workers who have moved to Britain since 2020 may have to wait a further five years to apply for permanent settlement.
Under changes set out in the immigration white paper, automatic settlement and citizenship rights will be granted after 10 years instead of five. But the paper did not specify whether this would apply to recent arrivals already in the UK and in the process of their application.
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