UK halts student visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan & Myanmar; Afghan work visas also suspended in crackdown on "back-door asylum abuse."

The UK Labour Immigration Reforms 2025, outlined in the Restoring Control over the Immigration System White Paper (May 12, 2025), aim to cut net migration by 100,000 annually by 2029. These changes have sparked debates about labour shortages in critical sectors like social care and construction.