New Statement of Changes HC 1333 laid
The Home Office has laid a new Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 1333, together with an Explanatory Memorandum (EM). In addition to replacing Part 9 of the Rules with a new Part Suitability, the Statement immediately adds Botswana to the Visa National List, increases the English-language requirement in certain work routes, reduces the duration of stay in the Graduate route to 18 months (for non-PhD students who apply after 1 January 2027), expands the High Potential Individual route, and makes various other changes. Changes detailed in the EM are set out below. Implementation is on various dates: 14 October 2025, for the Botswana visa national changes, 4 November 2025 for the High Potential Individual changes, 11 November and 25 November for the majority of changes, and 8 January for the English languages changes in work routes.