The British government will tighten the requirements for obtaining immigration visas

London.- The British Labour government of Keir Starmer will tighten the requirements for both skilled and unskilled workers to obtain visas in the United Kingdom, with the aim of achieving a “substantial reduction” in the number of immigrants.

The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, revealed this Sunday in an interview on the BBC some details of the ‘white paper’ on immigration that the Executive will present tomorrow, which will cause the number of visas for unskilled workers to decrease by 50,000 next year, according to their calculations.

The Government plans to reinstate the requirement that only graduates with a university degree can apply for a skilled worker visa.

In the same way, special visas for employees in the dependency and care sector will be eliminated, to instead promote the arrival of foreigners to fields of higher added value and qualification.

Also, modifications will be introduced to tighten the permanence of international students once they finish their university studies in the United Kingdom, although Cooper said that more specifications will be offered in this regard tomorrow, Monday, when Starmer presents the plan.

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“Despite promising a reduction in net migration, under the Conservatives a record of almost a million people was reached in their last year in government. We cannot continue like this. It’s time to regain control,” says the minister in an opinion piece published today by the ‘Sunday Telegraph’.

Labour leader Starmer has made immigration one of his key issues, especially after the rise of the national-populist Nigel Farage’s party in the recent local by-elections.

The Prime Minister will give details on the new ‘white paper’ at a press conference this Monday at Downing Street.