Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68831
Visas: Skilled Workers
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru — Dwyfor Meirionnydd
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made with Cabinet colleagues of how many (a) prison service, (b) DWP and (c) general civil service staff members with Skilled Worker visas will lose their visa eligibility due to
Answer
Seema MalhotraUnder the current transitional arrangements, existing Skilled Worker visa holders are exempt from the changes to the skills threshold introduced on 22 July and can continue to extend in their current occupations.