"As Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain's migrant communities are facing an uncertain future. The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence. Nigel Farage has said non-UK citizens would have to continue to apply for visas, with new higher salary thresholds."
"Shin, originally from the US, came to the UK as a medical student in 2015. She had barely left medical school when the NHS was paralysed by Covid. As a newly qualified doctor at Croydon university hospital, south London, she found herself battling to save the lives of those floored by the virus and comforting the dying as they said goodbye to their loved ones on video calls."
Reform UK proposes abolishing indefinite leave to remain and requiring non-UK citizens to continue applying for visas with higher salary thresholds, reportedly around £60,000. That figure would far exceed the current £41,700 required for most skilled worker visas. Skilled worker visas include restrictions and can be cancelled if a person leaves their employer or their salary changes. The Labour government plans to extend the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain to ten years. Migrants who have built lives and careers in the UK face increased uncertainty and risk of losing settled status, including essential workers such as NHS doctors.
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