On March 12, 2025, the UK government published a statement of changes in immigration rules (HC 733). Within those changes are changes relating to care workers in the skilled worker route.
What to Expect
- The government is making changes to address the growing pool of care workers and senior care workers in the skilled worker route who no longer have sponsorship, because their sponsors have been unable to offer sufficient work and or have lost their sponsor licenses.
- The changes require providers to try to recruit from this pool of workers who are seeking new employment, before seeking to sponsor new recruits from other immigration routes or from overseas.
- The changes do not apply to workers outside England, or where providers are seeking to sponsor someone switching from another immigration route who has already been working for them for at least three months.
Erickson Insights & Analysis
Erickson Immigration Group will continue to monitor developments and share updates as more news is available. Please contact your employer or EIG attorney if you have questions about anything we’re reporting above or case-specific questions.