Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82817

Visas: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

AllianceLagan Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to provide clarity to Skilled Worker visa holders in the UK impacted by proposed changes to the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period.

Answer

Mike Tapp
We will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year. Details of how this initiative will work will be provided around that consultation.