Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:05pm on 27 Nov 2025,Thursday International
UK net migration fell by over two-thirds to 204,000 in the year ending June 2025, down from 649,000 previously, according to Office for National Statistics data. The decline followed tougher policies including a January 2024 ban on most international students bringing dependents and April's increased salary thresholds for skilled worker visas. Non-EU work immigration dropped 61%, while study-related immigration fell 25%. Labour government further tightened policies, effectively ending care worker immigration and raising skilled worker visa thresholds to £41,700 from July. Despite drops, immigration remains voters' top concern. Revised data showed net migration peaked at 944,000 in March 2023.
