Migrants to the UK will need to spend a decade in the country before applying to settle unless they can show “a real and lasting contribution to the economy and society”, ministers are set to announce on Monday.
The proposal to end automatic settlement after five years is part of a sweeping set of changes to the immigration system that will also heavily restrict employers’ ability to hire overseas workers for low-skilled roles.
Yvette Cooper, home secretary, said on Sunday that overseas recruitment of care workers would end within months as a result of the changes, which will be set out in a white paper aiming to slash inward migration to Britain.
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