The United Kingdom Border Agency’s consultation entitled Employment-related settlement, Tier 5 and overseas domestic worker closed last week. Its consultation on “family migration” is due to come to an end on 6 October 2011.  

Back in July we summarised the proposals contained in the consultation relating to Employment related settlement. Essentially what is intended is to limit migrants who are admitted to the United Kingdom for employment from applying for settlement in the UK. Home Secretary Theresa May expressed the aim as follows in the foreword to the consultation: