Government's U-turn on family visa salary threshold sparks chaos and criticism

The UK government has announced a series of measures to curb immigration abuse and reduce net migration. These measures include stopping overseas care workers from bringing dependants, increasing the minimum earnings threshold for Skilled Worker visas, exempting healthcare workers and education workers from the salary threshold, reforming the Shortage Occupation List, raising the minimum income requirement for family visas, and reviewing the Graduate route. Transitional provisions will be announced next year, and the current thresholds and policies will remain in place until the Immigration Rules are amended.