"Every few weeks, another announcement. Immigrants must do this to earn the right to stay in the UK. Others must do that if they are to be allowed to work in the UK. The demands grow more punitive and absurd, like the whiteboard of a meeting where everyone agreed there were no bad ideas. Voluntary work! A decade to receive citizenship! Hear me out: English A-levels! These are all real policies and pledges."
"Migrant NHS doctors for example, labouring for long work days beyond what they are paid for will now have to prove that they contribute to society to earn permanent settlement in the UK. The benchmark for that contribution is volunteer work (sorry, more volunteer work) in the community. The five-year route to settlement is now being extended to 10, to make absolutely sure that in addition to being in work, paying taxes, making national insurance contributions"
UK immigration policy is imposing increasingly punitive requirements on migrants, including mandatory volunteer work, extended residency before settlement, and higher English qualifications. Migrant NHS doctors face demands to prove societal contribution through community volunteering despite long workdays and existing contributions through taxes and national insurance. The settlement route is being extended from five to ten years. Skilled worker, high-potential and scale-up visa holders already undergo job interviews and must meet GCSE-level English, yet proposals would require A-level English for some applicants, raising questions about relevance and consistency.
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