Home Office sends letters to children as young as five saying they must leave UK
Summary
The UK Home Office has sent letters to children as young as five, asking them to leave the country, even though their parents have legal permission to stay as care workers. This has affected families who arrived before new restrictions on dependents of care worker visa holders were introduced in 2024.Key Facts
- Children living legally in the UK on care worker family visas have been told by the Home Office they must leave the country.
- These children’s parents hold care worker visas which allowed dependents until March 2024.
- From March 2024, care workers cannot bring partners or children to the UK.
- Some families affected arrived before these new rules but still received removal letters.
- A ban on recruiting overseas care workers starts in July 2025.
- Many migrant care workers say longer settlement times (rising from 5 to 15 years) could make them leave the UK.
- Care workers provide 4.2 million hours of care weekly to about 280,000 people in the UK.
- Families have paid visas and taxes and are settled, leading to confusion and distress over the new Home Office actions.
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