Written questions

Visas: Skilled Workers

Commons · Question 59228 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lizzi Collinge

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke skilled worker visa route for people working on NI-GB ferries.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 19 Jun 2025

The Immigration White paper, published 12 May, set out proposed reforms in a number of areas including raising the skills threshold to RQF level 6 and for RQF levels 3-5 roles, with time-limited and conditional access to the immigration system only to be ...