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Written question asked by Lord Green of Deddington (Crossbench) on Monday, 7 January 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 January 2019. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Monday, 21 January 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

Visas: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether temporary short-term workers who have availed themselves of the time-limited visa route described in The UK’s future skills-based immigration system (Cm 9722), published on 19 December 2018, will be allowed to return to the UK for work after their “cooling off” period of 12 months; and if so, for how long.

Answer

On 19 December 2018 the Government published its White Paper on the UK’s future skills-based immigration system. The immigration system which it outlines is designed to work for those coming to our country, businesses, our public services and the UK as a whole.

The White Paper contains proposals for a time-limited temporary short-term workers route. The White Paper sets out our initial proposals to allow these short-term workers to come to the UK for 12 months at a time, followed by a year-long cooling off period. Following that cooling off period, previous holders of a temporary short term work visa will, while the scheme remains in place, be eligible to apply for another temporary work visa to come to the UK for a further 12 month period. We will be engaging extensively with businesses and stakeholders on the length of the stay and cooling off period.

Holders of a short-term work visa will be permitted to change employers without further authorisation.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12557
Session
2017-19
Related items
The UK's future skills-based immigration system
Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Migrant workers Temporary employment Visas
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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