Visas: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 105323 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed £50,270 threshold for eligibility for five year Indefinite Leave to Remain on Skilled Worker visa holders employed in lower wage re
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 21 Jan 2026
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, will raise the standard qualifying period for settlement from five years to ten years.We are proposing a series of tests that will measure a person’s contribution to this country a...