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December 6, 2023

‘People will be forced to leave’ — founders react to new UK immigration rules

The UK has announced new minimum salary requirements for workers from abroad — and startups say the effects could be bad


Zosia Wanat and Tim Smith

4 min read

This week the UK government announced new rules to try and bring down immigration into the UK. The policy changes, which will be applicable from next spring, will increase the earning threshold for overseas “skilled workers” from its current position of £26,200 to £38,700. The same higher threshold will apply to those immigrants who want to bring their family members from abroad. 

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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