Find answers to common questions about Reform UK's policies and how they may affect you.
No - for those spouses of British citizens who are eligible for citizenship, we will reduce application fees. For those who are not yet eligible for citizenship or who don't wish to become British citizens, there will continue to be a spousal/partner visa.
No - those with EU settled status are not in scope of the policy. However, your entitlement to benefits will change under a Reform Government. Foreign nationals will no longer be eligible for welfare payments.
Yes - EU nationals not benefiting from the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement (i.e. those who arrived after 1 January 2021) will be subject to the new immigration system.
These changes will end automatic citizenship for the children of holders of Indefinite Leave to Remain. We would expect the children of those on renewable visas to acquire their parents' citizenship in line with normal practice in other countries. However, there will continue to be a route to naturalisation/citizenship for the children of long-term residents.
Foreign national healthcare workers will be subject to these changes (i.e. renewable visas subject to higher salary thresholds). However, we will introduce an Acute Skills Shortage Visa, to be issued only when there is clear evidence of acute shortages in national-critical roles. Commensurate training places for British workers will be created on a 1 for 1 basis for each of these visas issued. Some healthcare roles, such as care home workers, will likely be eligible for ASSVs.
Foreign nationals of pension age who've made sufficient National Insurance Contributions to be eligible for the state pension will continue to have a residence right in the UK and receive the state pension.
