What you need to know: UK tightens immigration rules affecting work, study, family visas

The UK government has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its immigration rules, introducing wide-ranging changes that tighten visa requirements, strengthen deportation powers, and reshape the framework governing work, study and family migration. The changes, contained in Statement of Changes HC 259 laid before Parliament on July 9, 2026, amend 42 sections of the Immigration Rules Read More: https://punchng.com/what-you-need-to-know-uk-tightens-immigration-rules-affecting-work-study-family-visas/