Care Workers: Immigration Controls
2026-06-21 · Home Office · 12011 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional arrangements are in place for dependants of care workers who were already lawfully resident in the UK with their sponsoring partner before the changes to the dependant rules took eff
Answer
Immigration Rules preventing those holding leave as a care worker from having dependant applications associated with their visas took effect on 11 March 2024 and transitional arrangements were put in place to protect those already in the route. Dependants...