Written Question·Home Office·UIN 95086
Visas: Social Workers
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether registered social workers will be eligible for the 5 year pathway to settlement for skilled frontline public service workers.
Answer
Mike TappIn May 2025, the Immigration White Paper set out an increase in the baseline qualification period for settlement from five years to ten, which was collectively agreed across government. A Fairer Pathway to Settlement sets out the Government’s proposed mod...
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