Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110497

Immigration: Children and Overseas Students

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will introduce an exemption from earnings requirement for indefinite leave to remain for persons who were (a) children or (b) enrolled in higher education for all or part of the relevant q

Answer

Mike Tapp
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. The Immigration White Paper included a commitment to consult on these changes. The changes involve si...

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