UK to double wait for permanent residency, with exemptions for care workers

Under the new rules, most foreign workers will have to wait 10 years to settle in the UK, but higher earners can qualify sooner.

The United Kingdom has revised its immigration rules, doubling the time most foreign workers must wait to qualify for permanent residency to 10 years and making refugees who arrive on “small boats” wait as long as 30 years.

Home Secretary Shab...