DG Legal: More Changes Are Coming! The Latest Changes To The Immigration Rules Webinar

In this fast paced overview session, Adam Pipe of No.8 Chambers will summarise the key recent changes to the Immigration Rules which have been implemented in response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper.

In this free 1 hour webinar, Adam will particularly focus on Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1333, 14 October 2025 which set out the following changes:

• Introduction of a visit visa requirement for nationals of Botswana
• Recognition of Palestine: changes to the visa national list
• German school groups travel: easing travel requirements for German school groups visiting the UK
• Change to the validity requirements in Appendix Temporary Permission to Stay for Victims of Human Trafficking or Slavery
• Introduction of dependants for Stateless people (amendments to Appendix Statelessness)
• Changes to English language requirements for economic migration routes
• High Potential Individual – targeted and capped expansion of eligibility
• Change to reduce the duration of stay under the Graduate route to 18 months
• Change to allow students to transition to the Innovator Founder route
• Change to replace Part 9: Grounds for Refusal, with Part Suitability
• Change to align Family and Private Life rules with the common suitability rules for refusal (amendments to Appendix FM, Appendix Private Life, Appendix Adult Dependant Relative and Appendix Settlement Family Life)
• Changes to Appendix Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker concerning the number of months a seasonal worker must be outside the UK before being permitted to apply for a new seasonal work visa
• Changes to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme to maintain safeguarding measures.

Adam will also highlight the other recent Statements of Changes to the Immigration rules including Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: CP 1373, 5 August 2025 and Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1298, 4 September 2025.

Target Audience

This webinar is aimed at legal practitioners and those working with them, with an assumed basic knowledge of the topic area.