Visas: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 17827 · Tabled 10 Jul 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to provide full grandfathering or full transitional protection for Skilled Worker visa holders and their dependants who were already granted leave before any earned settl
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 16 Jul 2026
The government’s proposals for settlement reform were set out in the Command Paper ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’ (CP1448) and were the subject of a public consultation between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.We received over 200,000 responses fro...