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applicants and their adult dependants among the reforms being considered.Migrants will also have to wait 10 years to apply to settle in the
Sir Keir said.Labour have signalled the plan to raise English language requirements across every immigration route into the UK, though have
not set out full details.For the first time, adult dependants will also be required to show basic language skills to help them integrate,
find jobs and avoid exploitation.The BBC has been told the changes are likely to require a change to primary legislation, delaying
learn English.But research suggests that migrants themselves consider language important.In 2021, nine-out-of-ten migrants reported speaking
English well, according to analysis by the Oxford University Migration Observatory.Only 1% of migrants self-reported not being able to speak
in the UK after five years
Most migrants will need to stay at least 10 years before they can apply for settled status and begin the path to gaining full citizenship.At
which is the number of people coming to the UK minus the number leaving.Net migration climbed to a record 906,000 in June 2023, and last
tougher on migration in the wake of big gains made by Reform UK in the local elections.The threshold for Skilled Worker Visas is expected to
be increased to graduate level, tightened from the current A-level measure - while the list of exceptions to the rules for temporary
shortage visas in some industries will be narrowed.Home Secretary Yvette Cooper revealed on Sunday that Labour will change the rules to
ensure care workers will no longer be recruited from overseas.Instead, firms will be required to hire British nationals or extend visas of
Conservative Party said that - while it agrees with the plan to end care worker recruitment from abroad - it would force a vote on a
in England was due to public anger about both legal and illegal migration.Source: BBC--Agencies
