Question follow-through · 100645

Doctors: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the dependents of doctors eligible for the earned settlement scheme will be able to qualify for faster settlement routes.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the dependents of doctors eligible for the earned settlement scheme will be able to qualify for faster settlement routes.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. A Fairer Pathway to Settlement proposes a reduction in qualifying period for settlement for those in pu...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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