How changes to visa rules could impact the care sector
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A care provider says shifting immigration rules have made life harder for care workers from overseas and further restrictions could impact the sector the BBC reports.
Andrea Thasan, a care provider and a director at the Bedfordshire Care Group, says the sector depends on overseas workers.
In 2025 care homes and agencies were no longer able to recruit staff from overseas, and the government is considering increasing the time people need to have worked in the UK before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) from five years to 10 or 15. A consultation closed in February.
A spokesperson for the Home Office says net migration has fallen by nearly 70% and insists there is "no apology" for trying to bring it under control.
