Home Office unaware if foreign workers leave UK after visas end, MPs say
By: | Published: 2025-07-03 23:34:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
The Home Office does not know whether foreign workers are leaving the UK or staying to work illegally after their visas expire, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which scrutinises government spending, said the Home Office had failed to analyse exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020 under the Conservatives.
Some 1.18 million people have applied to come to the UK via this route between its launch in December 2020 and the end of 2024.
The Home Office said earlier this year that it was working to modernise border security and boost digital checks. The BBC has approached the Home Office for comment on the report.
The skilled worker visa route replaced the Tier 2 (General) work visa after the UK left the European Union….
