As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy
As Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain’s migrant communities are facing an uncertain future.
The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain – the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence.
Nigel Farage has said non-UK citizens would have to continue to apply for visas, with new higher salary thresholds. Although Reform has not specified what those thresholds would be, it is reported they could be set at about £60,000 a year – far in excess of the £41,700 currently required for most skilled worker visas.
Skilled worker visas come with restrictions and can be cancelled if a person leaves their employer, or if their salary changes.
