Uk Immigration

UK immigration rift: Why Conservatives are defecting to right-wing parties

Former UK home secretary Suella Braverman quits the Conservatives for Reform UK, accusing the party of failing to control immigration

Beyond student visas: UK bets big on India in new education strategy

Britain's updated education strategy shifts focus from student numbers to overseas campuses and partnerships, with India named a priority market

UK to reimburse Global Talent visa fees to woo AI, tech and science talent

Treasury promises visa fee refunds and faster sponsor UK UK Global Talent visa: licences as ministers seek to draw AI, science and clean energy professionals

UK crackdown on illegal working leads to 12,300 arrests, including Indians

Country reports record-breaking levels of immigration enforcement in 2025, with arrests surging by over 80%

UK work visas sold for Rs 23 lakh: How Indian-origin woman duped migrants

Undercover investigation alleges fraudulent Skilled Worker and Global Talent visas backed by forged documents and fake payroll trails

UK immigration crackdown: Illegal migrants' phones, SIM cards to be seized

New UK powers allow officers to seize phones and hidden SIM cards from migrants without arrest to speed up action against people smuggling networks

Less pay, tough immigration rules: Why Indian doctors are quitting the UK

Low pay, higher taxes and tighter visa rules are pushing Indian doctors to leave the NHS, as clearer pathways and better salaries emerge elsewhere

UK settlement in 10 years: Why Indians and other migrants oppose the rule

Work Rights Centre warns longer settlement wait could raise exploitation risks and deepen uncertainty for Indian and other migrants

UK immigration 2025: Tougher work rules, tighter student visas & fees hikes

A sweeping reset under UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reshaped work visas, student rules, settlement timelines and business mobility through 2025

UK visas for Indian health and care workers down 67% in 2025: What changed

Healthcare and IT professionals see the biggest fall as higher salary thresholds and tighter rules reshape UK work migration

Europe sees surge in anti-immigrant rhetoric as far-right gains momentum

In the past year, tens of thousands hostile to immigrants marched through London chanting send them home! A British lawmaker complained of seeing too many non-white faces on TV. And senior politicians advocated the deportation of longtime UK residents born abroad. The overt demonisation of immigrants and those with immigrant roots is intensifying in the UK and across Europe as migration shoots up the political agenda and right-wing parties gain popularity. In several European countries, political parties that favour mass deportations and depict immigration as a threat to national identity come at or near the top of opinion polls: Reform UK, the Alliance for Germany and France's National Rally. President Donald Trump, who recently called Somali immigrants in the US garbage and whose national security strategy depicts European countries as threatened by immigration, appears to be endorsing and emboldening Europe's coarse, anti-immigrant sentiments. Amid the rising tensions, Europe'

Visa curbs could cost UK up to £10.8bn over five years, shows govt data

A new Home Office assessment shows the UK risks losing up to £10.8 billion after tightening legal migration routes, raising fresh questions about economic impact

UK may face 11 billion pounds hit from new legal immigration curbs

The cumulative monetized cost of the changes to the immigration system, which were put forward by the government in a May white paper, ranges from £2.2 billion to £10.8 billion

UK crackdown: Care-home boss jailed for hiring Indian migrants illegally

A care-home agency director in south-east England has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for employing 13 Indian nationals who had no right to work in the UK

High cost of anti-immigration policies: Backlash risks growth, innovation

Economists have long argued that easing restrictions on cross-border mobility brings enormous benefits to both destination and origin countries

74,000 Indians leave the UK as net migration plunges 80% in 2025

UK net migration fell sharply in the year to June 2025, with Indians forming the largest group leaving. Ministers welcomed the drop, but rights groups warned of worsening skill gaps

UK tax regime pushes super-rich to Dubai: What Indian HNIs should know

UK's overhaul of non-dom rules, capital gains, inheritance tax and property charges is unsettling wealthy families and serves as a warning for Indian HNIs

UK: Foreign student visa misuse triggers settlement wait rise to 10 yrs

UK Indo-Pacific Minister Seema Malhotra defended plans to extend the settlement period to 10 years and raised concern over thousands of foreign students seeking asylum after finishing their courses

UK doubles residency wait to 10 years: How Indians will be impacted decoded

The UK has proposed an earned settlement system that blocks access to benefits until citizenship, doubles residency periods, and raises long-term costs for Indian workers, students and families

Applying for PR in the UK? New rules extend eligibility criteria to 10 yrs

Government proposes sweeping changes to settlement rules, shifting the standard qualifying period to 10 years while adding new criteria and varied routes