Reform UK has announced it would abolish the right of migrants to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK after five years, if the party wins the next election.Under the plans, migrants would need to reapply for new visas with tougher rules, and abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), which gives migrants rights and access to benefits.Reform has also said it plans to bar anyone other than British citizens from accessing welfare. The party claims their plans would save £234bn over several decades.Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the suggested savings “have no basis in reality” and the government were already looking at restricting migrants’ welfare access.Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said the UK should not be “the world’s food bank”. Launching the new policies Farage said: “It is not for us to provide welfare for people coming in from all over the world.”Under the current system, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, giving the right to live, study and work in the UK permanently.It is a key route to gaining British citizenship and allows people to claim benefits.Reform said it would replace ILR with visas that force migrants to reapply every five years. That includes hundreds of thousands of migrants currently in the UK. Applicants would also have to meet certain criteria, including a higher salary threshold and standard of English.The government is currently consulting on plans to double the average wait for migrants to apply for ILR from fiv …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnReform UK has announced it would abolish the right of migrants to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK after five years, if the party wins the next election.Under the plans, migrants would need to reapply for new visas with tougher rules, and abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), which gives migrants rights and access to benefits.Reform has also said it plans to bar anyone other than British citizens from accessing welfare. The party claims their plans would save £234bn over several decades.Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the suggested savings “have no basis in reality” and the government were already looking at restricting migrants’ welfare access.Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage said the UK should not be “the world’s food bank”. Launching the new policies Farage said: “It is not for us to provide welfare for people coming in from all over the world.”Under the current system, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain after five years, giving the right to live, study and work in the UK permanently.It is a key route to gaining British citizenship and allows people to claim benefits.Reform said it would replace ILR with visas that force migrants to reapply every five years. That includes hundreds of thousands of migrants currently in the UK. Applicants would also have to meet certain criteria, including a higher salary threshold and standard of English.The government is currently consulting on plans to double the average wait for migrants to apply for ILR from fiv …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
