US EditionBritain may toughen rules for migrants seeking permanent residency
The UK plans to require migrants to prove social and economic contributions including volunteering and no benefit claims as part of stricter permanent residency rules.
- Britain's interior minister Shabana Mahmood announced on September 29, 2025, plans to tighten rules for migrants seeking permanent settlement in the UK.
- This announcement follows rising migrant arrivals and pressures from Reform UK’s anti-immigration policies, which have led Labour to propose stricter conditions.
- Proposed changes will require migrants to prove English proficiency, pay social security contributions, abstain from claiming benefits, volunteer locally, and have a clean criminal record to qualify for indefinite leave to remain.
- So far in 2025, about 32,000 undocumented migrants arrived via small boats from France, with 895 arriving on one day, and illegal crossings caused at least 27 deaths this year according to official data.
- The government will launch a consultation on these changes later in 2025, aiming to address immigration concerns while countering Reform UK’s growing popularity and its call to scrap indefinite leave to remain.
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Britain may toughen rules for migrants seeking permanent residency
Britain will consider tightening the rules over how migrants can settle permanently in the country by making applicants prove their value to society, interior minister Shabana Mahmood will say on Monday.
The British government has announced a stricter immigration policy following the upturn of the ultra-rightist and anti-immigration Reform UK party.
In an attempt to counter the rise of the Anti-Immigration Party Reform UK, the Labour government is increasing the number of announcements on the immigration front.
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Britain Weighs Tougher Rules for Migrants Seeking Permanent Residency
The UK government is considering stricter criteria for permanent residency, reflecting growing political pressure to curb immigration while balancing economic needs. Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood is set to announce at the Labour Party conference that permanent settlement may no longer be automatic after five years of residency. Instead, migrants could be required to prove their […] The post Britain Weighs Tougher Rules for Migrants Seeking P…
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