Sponsor licence revocations hit a new record high in Q1 2026
23 May 2026
Q1 2026 saw 1,545 Skilled Worker sponsor licence revocations, a new record. Workers have 60 days to find a new sponsor if their employer loses its licence.
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23 May 2026
Q1 2026 saw 1,545 Skilled Worker sponsor licence revocations, a new record. Workers have 60 days to find a new sponsor if their employer loses its licence.
23 May 2026
From 20 May 2026, most sponsored workers granted entry clearance receive an eVisa only, not a vignette sticker in their passport.
22 May 2026
The Home Office granted settlement to 8,682 BNO visa holders in the year ending March 2026, as the first cohorts from 2021 become eligible.
22 May 2026
British citizenship grants fell 12% to 236,512 in the year ending March 2026 but remained the second highest annual total since 2005.
22 May 2026
Family route settlement grants fell 22% to 36,202 in the year ending March 2026, according to the latest Home Office quarterly statistics.
22 May 2026
Health and Care Worker extension grants rose 25% to 328,232 in the year ending March 2026, even as new entry clearance visas fell 38%.
22 May 2026
Skilled Worker settlement grants rose 7% to 53,203 in the year ending March 2026, making up over three-quarters of all work-related settlement grants.
21 May 2026
New GOV.UK data shows 33,100 Skilled Worker main applicant applications in the year to April 2026, a 40% fall from the previous year.
20 May 2026
Family visa applications held at 74,300 in the year to April 2026, nearly matching 74,400 a year earlier, while Refugee Family Reunion numbers fell.
19 May 2026
Home Office data shows Health and Care Worker main applicants fell to 11,000 in the year to April 2026, a 58% drop and 93% below the 2023 peak.