UK Visa

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on 2 November 2026 set out an 'earned settlement' model: most migrants will wait 10 years, not five, for indefinite leave to remain.

UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatened to block visas for all Eritreans unless Eritrea takes back its nationals, and curbed Eritrean diplomats' travel, on October 14, 2026.