Massive changes coming for visa and immigration rules in South Africa
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's comments on curbing migration have sparked concerns of reigniting far-right riots. The new immigration rules include raising language requirements, requiring degrees for skilled workers, and increasing the wait time for indefinite leave to remain.
The UK government has announced sweeping reforms to the immigration system. The new rules include raising language requirements for all visas and requiring applicants for skilled workers visas to hold a degree. People will now have to wait 10 years instead of five before applying for indefinite leave to remain. Rights groups have warned that the inflammatory comments risk sparking a resurgence of anti-immigration and anti-Muslim riots. The impacts of the measures will be felt by migrants and communities of colour in the UK. The government's anti-migrant rhetoric has been criticized for fuelling last summer's riots.
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