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They benefit no one. "Migrant workers were encouraged to come here because both sectors are critically short of staff […]

“Nurses already here are considering moving elsewhere, driven away by poor pay and rising visa fees. The language from ministers in recent days will most likely deter others from joining the NHS at […]

The government should stop demonising migrants, instigate reform and create a national care service

Visa fees don’t just hit bank balances – it leaves families destitute.” Speaking to the Guardian […]

Members can access the advice service via UNISONdirect who can then arrange an appointment for the member with a JCWI […]

Conference hears the surcharge is a form of tax mainly targeting Black people

UNISON has discovered cases of care home employers trapping overseas nurses in exploitative workplaces and charging them thousands of pounds if they try to leave

If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen living and working in the UK, you need to make sure you have applied for settled status before 30 June

Despite massive NHS staff shortages, healthcare workers have been forced to return to their home countries during the pandemic

Dedication to the NHS has made no difference to a surgical assistant seeking to renew her visa

It’s perverse that ministers ignore the contribution of care and NHS support staff ​

With ILR, Samaanatha can live, work and use the NHS without having to become a British citizen or get a British passport.  The ILR application […]

Government should remove the charge for all migrant workers

Out of touch ministers measure value only in pounds and pence 

“UNISON will carry on campaigning with, and on behalf, of our European members and their families to retain their existing rights post Brexit.”