UK Doubles Visa Sponsor Revocations as Care Sector Squeeze Tightens

The Home Office revoked 1,948 employer visa sponsor licences between July 2024 and June 2025—more than double the prior year—for breaching employment rules. The surge exposes a core tension in government migration policy: the care sector relies heavily on overseas workers, yet tighter enforcement and longer settlement pathways push in opposite directions. A junior minister's recent breach of protocol over advocating shorter waiting periods for migrant care workers signals how fraught these trade-offs have become.