The UK’s July 2025 Skilled Worker visa changes mark a major shift in immigration policy—raising the skill threshold to graduate level, increasing salary requirements, and closing the Social Care Worker route to new applicants. In this blog, Prime Law Chambers explains what’s changing, who’s affected, and how employers and applicants can prepare.

The UK’s 2025 White Paper on immigration proposes major changes that could reshape the future for international students — from a potential overhaul of the Graduate Route to tighter rules on dependents and university sponsorship. In this blog, Prime Law Chambers breaks down what the proposals mean, who’s likely to be affected, and how students can prepare for what’s ahead.