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UK tables visa rules for foreign workers, clampdown on bringing families

The UK government on Monday tabled a tough new set of measures to bring down the country’s immigration numbers, including a much higher salary threshold for foreign workers to access skilled visas and a clampdown on bringing family members as their dependants.
UK Home Secretary James Cleverly delivered a statement in the House of Commons to reveal that under the crackdown, which will also impact Indians, medics on Health and Care visas will no longer be able to bring any family members with them.
For those applying under other skilled worker visa routes, the salary threshold for an application will rise from the current GBP 26,200 to GBP 38,700.
The same salary amount will apply to those applying under the family visa category, which currently stands at GBP 18,600.
“Immigration policy must be fair, consistent, legal, and sustainable,” Cleverly told the Parliament.
In total, this package plus our reduction in student dependants will mean around 300,000 fewer people will come in fut