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<p>The Government has been clear that net migration is too high and is determined
to bring it down to sustainable levels to help protect public services and housing
against unsustainable pressure.</p><p>In May 2023, the Government announced measures
to restrict the number of overseas students able to bring dependants. On 4 December
2023, the Home Secretary announced a new package of measures to reduce net migration
further. These include limitations on family dependants being brought in by care workers
and senior care workers; increasing the salary threshold for the Skilled Worker route;
commissioning the Migration Advisory Committee to review the Shortage Occupation List;
and raising the minimum income requirement for Family visas progressively over the
next few years. These measures are now being implemented and were the subject of a
WMS by the Minister for Legal Migration and the Border on January 30th.</p><p>Taken
together with the measures the Government announced in May 2023, this means that around
300,000 people who were eligible to come to the UK last year would not be able to
do so in future.</p><p>We keep all our immigration policies under review and work
closely with key government departments to ensure that the immigration system best
serves the UK, reflects the public’s priorities and protects public services against
undue pressure.</p><p>A full analysis of the impact of the package will be published
in a regulatory impact assessment in due course.</p>
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