Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK
The Home Office has sent letters to children as young as five, informing them they must leave the UK despite their parents having legal permission to stay. This situation arises from recent changes in immigration rules affecting care worker visas, which previously allowed families to accompany workers. Families affected are expressing shock and confusion over the abrupt enforcement of these rules.
- ▪Children of care workers who arrived legally in the UK are being told to leave, even if their parents can remain.
- ▪The Home Office has implemented stricter rules on family visas for care workers, affecting those who arrived before the changes.
- ▪Surveys indicate that many migrant care workers may leave the UK if proposed changes to settlement rules are enacted.
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Rasika Samarasinghe, a care worker who arrived in 2022, with his wife and children – who have now been told they must leave. Photograph: Courtesy of Samarasinghe familyView image in fullscreenRasika Samarasinghe, a care worker who arrived in 2022, with his wife and children – who have now been told they must leave. Photograph: Courtesy of Samarasinghe familyImmigration and asylumHome Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UKChildren of those on care worker visas, who came legally before rule change, told to leave even if parents can stayDiane TaylorMon 1 Jun 2026 06.03 EDTLast modified on Mon 1 Jun 2026 06.04 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleChildren as young as five who are living legally in the UK are being told by the Home Office they must leave…
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