UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge
26-04-2024 07:00 via theguardian.com

UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge

Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatoryAn organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government’s new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is “tearing families apart”.According to Migrants at Work, care workers have to choose between family life with their children and partners or getting a job as a health or social carer in the UK &n
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