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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Nuray Bulbul,Rachael Davies and Arielle Domb

What are the UK's family and work visa rules?

In May 2025, the government published a white paper that proposed a number of changes that would make it harder to move to and settle in the UK.

The document, which was called “Restoring control over the immigration system”, does not change the law itself, but presents alterations that the government intends to make in the future.

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