The UK proposes to tighten visa rules to reduce the number of legal immigrants.

The UK government plans to tighten visa requirements in order to reduce the number of foreign workers entering the country through legal means. Measures include setting new educational requirements for applicants of skilled visas, as well as restrictions on low-skilled visas. The government will also announce adjustments to deportation and repatriation rules to make it easier to deport foreign criminals in the UK, and will appoint a team to identify industries that rely excessively on foreign workers. These changes are aimed at reducing the number of immigrants to the UK, with the government expecting a potential reduction of up to 50,000 in the issuance of low-skilled visas within the next year.