New arrivals could face 15-year wait for UK settlement under new immigration system
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Tuesday, 17 March 2026·Source: The Canary·UK·independent
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What happened: Thousands of people living and working in the UK could face up to 15 years before qualifying for permanent settlement. This could be the impact of major immigration reforms expected to take effect in April 2026.
What to watch next: movement around immigration, settlement.
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Thousands of people living and working in the UK could face up to 15 years before qualifying for permanent settlement. This could be the impact of major immigration reforms expected to take effect in April 2026. The UK government plans to introduce a new “Earned Settlement” framework. It’ll replace
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Thousands of people living and working in the UK could face up to 15 years before qualifying for permanent settlement. This could be the impact of major immigration reforms expected to take effect in April 2026.
The Knight First Amendment Institute, an activist legal group funded by Columbia University, has already lost two legal attempts to force the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report into President Donald Trump's handling of classified information. It's now hoping the third time will be the ch
The Knight First Amendment Institute, an activist legal group funded by Columbia University, has already lost two legal attempts to force the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report into President Donald Trump's handling of classified information. It's now hoping the third time will be the ch
The Knight First Amendment Institute, an activist legal group funded by Columbia University, has already lost two legal attempts to force the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report into President Donald Trump's handling of classified information. It's now hoping the third time will be the ch