UK Announces Sweeping Immigration Reforms: What Changes on 16 July 2025 Mean for Residents and Employers

UK announces sweeping immigration reforms: What changes on 16 July 2025 mean for residents and employers

The UK government has announced a series of major updates to its immigration rules, set to take effect from 16 July 2025.

Immigration reforms for ‘complete reset’ to be introduced in Parliament

The legislative measures are the first policy changes to be introduced from the Government’s Immigration White Paper.

ILPA Letter to Home Office Re: Entry Clearance Applications (Outside the Rules) and Reconsideration of Refusals

ILPA sent the below letter to Thomas Livingston, SEO Operations Manager of Out of Country Casework – Marriage & Family, on 3 July 2025 to express our concern and recommendation regarding Afghan families who hadsubmitted entry clearance applications outside the Immigration Rules and whether refusals in family reunion and family entry clearance cases could be reconsidered before being subjected to the lengthy appeals process. The post ILPA Letter …

No Change Yet: UK Holds Off on Extending Indefinite Leave to Remain Waiting Period

Amid a wave of sweeping immigration reforms announced on 1 July 2025, the UK government has notably left untouched the hotly debated proposal to extend the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) , a move welcomed by migrant communities and immigration advocates. Over the past year, there have been persistent rumours that the Home Office was preparing to increase the minimum residency requirement for ILR from five to six or even t…

UK Tightens Immigration Rules from July 2025

What’s changing on 22 July 2025? From that date, the UK’s immigration system will be overhauled: no overseas recruitment model will remain for social care roles, there will be a higher skill threshold for Skilled Worker visas, a higher salary threshold and a “complete reset”, according to the White Paper “Restoring Control”. Why must new...

The UK’s Immigration White Paper Spells Major Changes: How Employers Can Prepare

The UK Prime Minister made headlines launching an Immigration White Paper that aims to reduce UK immigration further, link training domestic workers to recruiting from abroad, and reduce work immigration for all but the most highly skilled candidates. Presenters will discuss what employers who might need to bring talent to the UK can do to prepare for and mitigate the changes outlined in the white paper.The speakers will discuss and provide solu…