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Vape shops and car washes still allowed to sponsor foreign workers despite visa changes
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BBC News
Car washes and vape shops can still sponsor skilled foreign workers despite visa changes
The rules were tightened in July 2025 to restrict the scheme mostly to graduate-level employees who would be earning at least £41,700.
6 Aug, 05:00
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GB News
Vape shops and car washes still allowed to sponsor foreign workers despite visa changes
Almost 2,000 high street businesses are licensed to sponsor foreign workers, despite changes to legislation.
This comes after changes last summer which ended the overseas recruitment of care workers and raised the minimum salary for skilled workers to £41,700.
However, one year after the changes were brought in, more than 1,500 grocery and convenience stores, 150 taxi operators, 100 barber shops, and dozens of car…
6 Aug, 18:30