联合王国计划进行重大的移民改革,将居留权增加一倍至10年,并结束一些签证路线。
UK plans major immigration changes, doubling residency to 10 years and ending some visa routes.
联合王国政府计划修订其移民政策,旨在大大减少合法移民。
The UK government plans to overhaul its immigration policy, aiming to reduce legal migration significantly.
变化包括永久定居的居住期限翻一番,达到10年,结束保健和护理签证路线,提高签证要求。
Changes include doubling the residency period for permanent settlement to ten years, ending the Health and Care visa route, and raising visa requirements.
这一行动是继联合王国右翼改革党取得收益和净移民激增之后采取的。
The move follows gains by the right-wing Reform UK party and a surge in net migration.
批评者警告说,新规则可能会加剧严重依赖移徙工人的卫生和社会护理等部门的劳动力短缺。
Critics warn that the new rules could exacerbate labor shortages in sectors like health and social care, which rely heavily on migrant workers.