Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many visas and work permits have been granted under the Health and Social Care scheme since February 2022.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on granted ‘Skilled Worker – Health and Care’ visas, by nationality, are published in table Vis_D02 of the ‘Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to Q4 2022 (October to December).
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government which countries those granted Health and Social Care visas and work permits have come from.
Answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth
The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on granted ‘Skilled Worker – Health and Care’ visas, by nationality, are published in table Vis_D02 of the ‘Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to Q4 2022 (October to December).
Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
Asked by: Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what immigration rules will apply to au pairs from EU countries who (1) are currently living with families in the UK, (2) wish to commence residency in the UK after 1 January 2021, or (3) are currently living with families but wish to return to their country of origin for the Christmas period and return to the UK after 1 January 2021.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
EU citizens resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 can apply for UK immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme, to enable them to continue living and working in the UK after 30 June 2021. Their eligibility for the scheme will not be affected if they are absent from the UK over the Christmas period and return to the UK in early 2021.
From 1 January 2021, EU citizens newly arriving in the UK and non-EU citizens will be treated equally under the new points-based immigration system. There will continue to be no dedicated route for au pairs. However, the UK operates a youth mobility scheme which permits nationals of participating countries to undertake such activity during their stay, along with other routes providing general work rights. We are looking to expand our youth mobility partnerships.