In this members-only webinar, Colin Yeo and Sonia Lenegan will run through the will run through the government’s proposals as they affect family members, workers, refugees and others, set out some key concerns and explain the consultation currently being undertaken by the government.
The Labour government proposes a radical new system of earned settlement which will set the default qualifying period as ten years rather than the current five. The period could be as short as three years for high earners. It could be 20 years or longer for those who claim benefits or break immigration rules. Other radical aspects include different rules for the families of citizens and settled persons and different qualifying periods for family members compared to the principal migrant.
In this live briefing call, Sonia Lenegan and Colin Yeo will run through the government’s proposals as they affect family members, workers, refugees and others, set out some key concerns and explain the consultation currently being undertaken by the government.
It will last one hour, with 50 minutes of talking followed by 10 minutes of questions.
This event is for Free Movement members only and is available at no additional charge.
Colin Yeo. Colin is a barrister at Garden Court Chambers in London and is the director of the Free Movement website.
Sonia Lenegan. Sonia is an experienced immigration, asylum and public law solicitor. She has been practising for over fifteen years and was previously legal director at the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association and legal and policy director at Rainbow Migration. Sonia is the Editor of Free Movement.
Level: introductory
Anyone interested in the future development of the UK’s immigration system.
This webinar is free for members only.
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Important notes
£0.00
Date: 10 December 2025
Course length: 1 hour
Time: 11:00-12:00
The webinar will take place over Zoom.
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