UK to ban migrant social workers from bringing family members

Desk Report

Publisted at 11:25 AM, Sun Feb 25th, 2024

The United Kingdom (UK) is set to ban migrant social care workers from bringing their children and partners on their visas.

UK Home Secretary (Interior Minister) James Cleverly has laid an order to ban overseas care workers from bringing dependents to the UK Parliament on February 19, reports Infomigrants.

Cleverly stated on social media site X that the move was part of a plan to "deliver the biggest-ever cut in migration."

The changes mean that from 11 March of this year, care workers and senior care workers will be unable to bring dependents when they migrate to the UK.

The ban will not affect the relatives of care workers who are already in the UK.

Only providers in England that are registered by the Care Quality Commission will be able to sponsor Health and Care Visa applicants.

However, charities supporting migrants are warning that preventing overseas care workers from bringing their families to join them is "dehumanising" and will result in workers becoming destitute.

In the UK Parliament this week, opponents said the move could harm the economy, which is already suffering from staff shortages in the care sector.

Several UK ministers said the ban would deter badly needed migrant workers from coming.

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