Politics
UK extends permanent residency waiting period to 10 years for most migrants
Immigration reform increases the wait time for permanent residency while maintaining shorter terms for healthcare workers and high-income migrants amid domestic political pressure.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- The waiting period for most migrants to apply for permanent residency in the UK increases from five to ten years.
- Who is affected
- Legal migrants, healthcare sector workers, high-income migrants, and individuals entering the country irregularly.
- What changes
- It increases the waiting time for residency, with exceptions based on income, employment sector, and method of entry into the country.
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