UK’s higher-earning immigrants may be driven out by tougher rules, report suggests
A recent report indicates that higher-earning immigrants in the UK may be discouraged from staying due to proposed changes in settlement rules. The Migration Advisory Committee's analysis suggests that those earning lower wages are more likely to remain long-term. The report raises concerns about potential labor shortages and the impact of stricter immigration policies on the economy.
- ▪Higher-earning immigrants are less likely to stay in the UK long-term, according to the Migration Advisory Committee's report.
- ▪The report suggests that migrants earning the lowest wages are the most likely to remain in the UK long term.
- ▪Proposed changes to the qualifying period for settled status could further deter higher earners from staying.
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Those with the lowest wages are the most likely to remain in the UK long term, the report found. Photograph: Paul Quayle/AlamyView image in fullscreenThose with the lowest wages are the most likely to remain in the UK long term, the report found. Photograph: Paul Quayle/AlamyImmigration and asylumUK’s higher-earning immigrants may be driven out by tougher rules, report suggestsFigures raise questions over ministers’ plans to raise qualifying period for settled status from five years to 10Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondentMon 25 May 2026 09.17 EDTLast modified on Mon 25 May 2026 09.18 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleHigher-earning immigrants are less likely to remain in the UK long-term and could be further deterred from staying by the government’s planned crackdown on…
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