<span data-preserver-spaces="true">On 12 May 2025, t</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">he government published its White Paper, “</span><em><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Restoring Control Over The Immigration System</span></em><span data-preserver-spaces="true">”. This contains wide-ranging proposals aimed at reducing net migration, linking the immigration system to skills and training requirements, cracking down on illegal migration, and improving integration and community cohesion. Key provisions affecting business immigration include an increase to the Skilled Worker skills threshold from level 3 to level 6; a 32% increase in the Immigration Skills Charge; reducing the Graduate Visa from two years to 18 months; and increasing the residence requirement for settlement from five to ten years. </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Immigration Salary List will also be replaced</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> with a new Temporary Shortage List, </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">and</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> the residence requirement for applications </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">for</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> British Citizenship will be increased.</span>