The United Kingdom Government has stopped international health workers and carers from henceforth bringing their dependents to the country on work visas.
A statement released on Monday said the ban was part of policies targeted at reducing migration and an economic hardship UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government had been trying to fix.
This was announced by the UKK Secretary of State for the Home Department, James Cleverly, in a statement on the Home Office X account.
“From today, care workers entering the UK on Health and Care Worker visas can no longer bring dependants,” Cleverly wrote.
“This is part of our plan to deliver the biggest ever cut in migration.”
An infographic was also placed on the account, saying “Banned: Overseas care workers from bringing dependants.
“120,000 people who arrived last year would no longer be eligible under our new rules,” it added.
Also, it stated that the announcement was made based on the economic downtown facing the UK.
The new policy will be expanding and earlier one this year, through which the UK banned international students from bringing their families, also, as part of measures to slice migration.
