⚠️UK IMMIGRATION: How 2025 Changed the Rules & What to Expect in 2026 🚨

Описание: 🛑 STOP LISTENING TO RUMOURS. As we close 2025 and head into 2026, the UK immigration landscape has fundamentally changed. If your plan was simply "get a visa, wait five years, get ILR," you need to watch every second of this video. The rules of the game have been rewritten.

In this video, I am giving you the real legal story—not WhatsApp forwards, not fear-mongering, but the solicitor’s truth. 2025 was the year the government moved from a "time served" model to an "earned settlement" model. This affects Care Workers, Skilled Workers, Students, and Families.

Here is the hard truth: For many, the path to settlement is getting longer, harder, and more expensive. But for some, specifically those who understand the new "sliding scale" of the Earned Settlement proposal, there is still a way forward.

IN THIS VIDEO WE COVER:

1. The Care Worker Crisis (2025 Recap) From July 2025, the door for new overseas Care Workers and Senior Care Workers was effectively shut. If you are an employer asking, "Can I bring new staff?" the answer is largely no.

2. Skilled Worker Visa: The "Elitist" Shift The bar has been raised. Sponsorship is now focused on RQF Level 6 (Graduate Level) roles. Misdescribing a job title to fit a lower skill level is now a primary cause for refusal. We also break down the increased general salary thresholds. The Home Office is saying "Yes" to migration, but only if you are high-skilled and high-paid.

3. The "Silent Killer": Suitability & Debt This is the part most people miss until it is too late. The 2025 rules weaponized "Suitability." Unpaid NHS charges, litigation debts to the

4. 2026 Forecast: The English Language Trap Starting 2026, English language requirements are increasing for key routes. A refusal here often comes down to the wrong certificate or provider.

5. THE BIG ONE: Earned Settlement & The 10-Year Route In late 2025, the Home Office launched the consultation on "Earned Settlement."

Character: Criminal records and wider conduct.

Integration: Stronger English and community establishment.

Contribution: Economic value and tax compliance.

Residence: Stricter rules on absences.

[00:00] UK Immigration 2025 overview – facts vs rumours
[00:33] End of the “5-year ILR assumption” explained
[01:01] Government direction in 2025: earned settlement model
[01:33] Care Worker visa changes July 2025 – overseas recruitment closed
[02:10] Transitional protection for existing Care Workers
[02:50] Skilled Worker visa shift to RQF Level 6 (degree roles)
[03:38] Job codes, misdescription risks & refusal trends
[03:40] Skilled Worker salary threshold increases
[04:13] Border control changes & data-driven Home Office policy
[05:01] Suitability rules: NHS debt, Home Office costs & refusals
[06:00] English language requirement increases from 2026
[06:53] Earned Settlement consultation & 10-year ILR proposal
[07:39] Sliding scale settlement: who may qualify sooner
[08:09] Four pillars: Character, Integration, Contribution, Residence
[09:14] Student & Graduate route warning – PSW changes ahead
[09:52] What UK immigration looks like going into 2026
[10:26] Biggest mistake: treating extensions as routine
[10:58] 2026 survival checklist: audit route, clean suitability, prepare evidence

6. The Student & Graduate Route Warning For international students, the 2027 outlook is grim. The Graduate route is set to become less generous with reduced post-study work periods.

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN 2026: Do not treat your renewal as routine. It is a legal application in a hostile environment.

Clean up your Suitability (Pay debts, check tax records).

Prepare evidence early (English language, cohabitation proofs).

Don't let past mistakes hold you back. Contact Kayani Legal today for personalised, precise, and cost-effective legal support.

We are a LEXCEL-accredited law firm specialising in:

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Immigration & Asylum

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We are trusted by individuals and businesses across England and Wales to handle complex refusals, appeals, and sponsorship compliance.

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