UK's migration crackdown risks care home staffing crunchNew government plans to extend the wait for permanent residency to 15 years for care workers risk a significant staffing shortage in Britai...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled - making it one of the longest waits in worldThe UK government plans to significantly increase the time migrants must wait for permanent residency, doubling the standard period to ten ...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
UK to shorten Graduate visa route to 18 months from January 2027International students graduating from UK universities after January 1, 2027, will have 18 months for post-study work. Those graduating by ...
07 Nov, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
UK's new visa to bring talented graduates to BritainThe High Potential Individual (HPI) visa is aimed at attracting high-skilled foreign university graduates - who will be allowed to work and...
17 Mar, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
UK extends work visas for Indian, foreign doctors and nurses in COVID-19 fightIt follows an announcement earlier in the year offering free visa extensions for health professionals whose visas were due to expire betwee...
24 Nov, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
UK urged to ease visa norms for overseas doctors in COVID-19 crisisThe British Medical Association (BMA), the key professional union for doctors in the UK, has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to take ...
16 Apr, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
UK extends work visas for Indian, foreign doctors amid coronavirus outbreakIn a relief to foreign doctors, including from India, whose visas were set to expire in October this year, the UK government has extended t...
01 Apr, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
UK Home Secretary promises new fast-track visa for doctors from countries like IndiaThe so-called NHS Visa will be part of a new Points-Based Immigration System (PBIS), which the Conservative Party government plans to intro...
08 Nov, 2019, 02.59 PM IST
With new visa norms, practising medicine in UK to become simpler for doctors: British CouncilEarlier the candidates had to clear two separate tests for registering with relevant healthcare regulator in the UK and for immigration pur...
02 Nov, 2019, 02.35 PM IST
UK visa rules changes: Which Indians do they impact and howDoctors and nurses have been exempted from the controversial annual cap of 20,700 visas.
18 Jun, 2018, 04.51 PM IST
UK opens up thousands of visa slots to IT professionals, engineers, teachersThe UK government has tabled changes to its immigration policy, which is also likely to ease the visa regime for businesses who want to hir...
17 Jun, 2018, 07.04 PM IST
UK to ease immigration cap blocking Indian doctorsUK home secretary Sajid Javid will make a formal announcement on removing doctors and nurses from countries outside the EU from the UK's an...
14 Jun, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
Indian doctors in UK back campaign to scrap 'rigid' visa normsBAPIO said it had doctors on its list who can come in on a short-term basis to fill National Health Service (NHS) shortage and gain trainin...
02 Jun, 2018, 05.08 PM IST
UK turns to India to fill doctors, nurses vacancies"Unwise regulations" and changing visa regime have been making the British medical system less attractive for Indian doctors, which UK hope...
29 Feb, 2016, 10.19 PM IST
- Indian doctors optimistic about favourable verdict from top UK court
Indian doctors in UK rendered jobless after govt decided to give preference to European medics are optimistic of getting favourable verdict...
29 Feb, 2008, 06.15 PM IST
- Indian doctors win legal battle for equal rights in UK
Indian-origin doctors on Friday won an appeal in the British High Court under which international medical graduates on the HSMP visa can ex...
10 Nov, 2007, 12.56 AM IST
- Destination next for Indian health pros
UK’s home weather is proving inhospitable for Indian doctors. But other countries offer good options.
19 Feb, 2007, 12.05 AM IST