{
  "id": 17838547,
  "title": "What are the planned changes to immigration rules?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/what-are-the-planned-changes-to-immigration-rules",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:49:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ly052pdx4no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UK government has announced plans to change the requirements for permanent settlement in the country, doubling the standard length of time migrants must live in the UK from five to 10 years. To qualify, applicants must have earned at least £12,571 for five of the seven years immediately before being granted settlement, with shorter qualifying periods of five years for certain groups, such as care workers, skilled public service workers, and those from Hong Kong. Refugees arriving through official government schemes will qualify after five years, while others will need to wait 10 years, with some exceptions for those who do not work or study. Partners arriving with someone applying for ILR will be able to settle at the same time, but later joiners will need to complete the same qualifying residence period.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}