Immigration White Paper 2025 - Key Business Immigration Changes & How to Prepare

Introduction

The UK Government’s Immigration White Paper 2025 has sparked widespread interest, confusion, and, unsurprisingly, concern. Headlines suggest a major and unprecedented reform, but as immigration professionals know, a white paper is not law. It is a policy proposal, a political statement of intent, not a legally binding document. And yet, it has the potential to change the future of immigration practice in the UK drastically.

This virtual classroom seminar has been designed to provide employers, visa holders, legal professionals, HR advisors, and policy stakeholders in general, with a clear, critical, and practical understanding of what the white paper really means and what, if anything, can be done now to prepare for the possible impact of the proposed changes.

The session will begin by addressing the white paper itself, what it is, what it isn’t, and why it should be read with both attention and caution. Many of the proposed changes are presented as dramatic shifts, but how new are they really? Are we witnessing a genuine relaunch of the immigration system, or the rebranding of existing policies under a tougher political narrative?

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• The increase in skill thresholds and salary requirements for Skilled Worker visas
• The closure of the care sector visa route
• The shortening of the post-study visa for graduates
• The new conditions for foreign students in higher education
• The doubling of the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain
• Tougher English language requirements for dependants
• The new approach to offences and deportation
• The government’s commitment to end business reliance on overseas labour

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.