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PIA resuming flights to UK from 14th August after UK’s Air Safety Committee lifts ban! 🇵🇰🇬🇧
The United Kingdom's Air Safety Committee has lifted all restrictions on Pakistani carriers.
Individual airline carriers can now apply for permits to operate to the UK through the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
PIA can Now Fly DIRECT to the UK.
The UK’s Air Safety Committee has closely engaged with the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority over several years, ultimately concluding that Pakistan has met the necessary safety standards.

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Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ezzatollah Zarghami has said the Iranian Cabinet has decided to unilaterally cancel visa requirements for visitors from 33 more countries.

Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Zarghami said the decision is aimed at boosting tourism arrivals and attracting more visitors from countries around the world.

He said efforts to boost tourism can neutralize Iranophobia campaigns.

The 33 countries approved for Iran’s new visa-waiver program are as follows:

1- Republic of India, 2- Russian Federation (in group visits), 3- United Arab Emirates, 4- Kingdom of Bahrain, 5- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 6- Kingdom of Qatar, 7- Kingdom of Kuwait, 8- Republic of Lebanon, 9- Republic of Uzbekistan , 10- Republic of Kyrgyzstan, 11- Republic of Tajikistan, 12- Republic of Tunisia, 13- Islamic Republic of Mauritania, 14- United Republic of Tanzania, 15- Republic of Zimbabwe, 16- Republic of Mauritius, 17- Republic of Seychelles, 18- Republic of Indonesia, 19- Brunei Darussalam, 20- Kingdom of Japan, 21- Republic of Singapore, 22- Kingdom of Cambodia, 23- Kingdom of Malaysia, 24- Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 25- Federal Republic of Brazil, 26- Republic of Peru, 27- Republic of Cuba, 28- United States of Mexico , 29- Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 30- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31- Republic of Serbia, 32- Republic of Croatia and 33- Republic of Belarus.

That comes as Iran had visa waiver programs for visitors from Türkiye, Republic of Azerbaijan, Oman, China, Armenia, Lebanon and Syria.

According to the latest statistics, the number of foreign arrivals in Iran reached 4.4 million during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (started on March 21), an increase of 48.5% compared to the same period last year

ایران متحدہ عرب امارات، قطر اور سعودی عرب سمیت مزید 33 ممالک کے پاسپورٹ رکھنے والوں کے لیے ویزا کی شرائط ختم کر رہا ہے۔

The government has unveiled a package of measures to reduce the number of people coming to the UK.

Home Secretary James Cleverly said the changes, which are due to take effect from next spring, would deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration.

Tougher visa rules unveiled in plan to cut migration
It comes after net migration - the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and those leaving - reached a record 745,000 last year.

Minimum salary for UK skilled worker visa to increase
To be eligible for a skilled worker visa to come to the UK, your job offer must meet a minimum salary requirement.

At the moment this is whichever is highest out of £26,200 per year, £10.75 per hour or the "going rate" for your job.

From next spring, this will rise to £38,700 per year.

However, crucially health and care workers - who account for almost half of people on work visas - will be exempt from the increase.

People on national pay scales, such as teachers, will also be exempt.

The Migration Observatory says the main impact is likely to be on middle-skilled jobs like butchers or chefs, where pay tends to be less than £30,000.

Minimum income requirement for family visa to rise
The minimum income required for British citizens who want to bring a foreign family member or partner to live with them in the UK is rising from £18,600 to £38,700 a year.

An estimated 70,000 people came to the UK on family visas in the year ending June 2023.

As the change affects those on lower incomes, it will have a bigger impact on groups who tend to earn less, such as women, younger people and those living outside London and south-east England.

Ban on care workers bringing family dependants to the UK
Overseas care workers will no longer be able to bring their partner or children with them to the UK.

Home Office data suggest health and care workers are more likely to be joined by family members than people on other work visas.

In the year to September, more than 101,000 visas were issued to care workers, with an estimated 120,000 visas granted to associated dependants.

Care companies are worried the ban on dependants will put off potential recruits from coming to the UK, making staff shortages worse.

But the government says it believes there will still be high demand from overseas workers for care roles in the UK, even if individuals cannot bring family members with them.

What impact might migration changes have on the care sector?
Care worker

Salary discount for shortage occupation list scrapped
Currently jobs on a shortage occupation list can be paid at 80% of the usual going rate to qualify for a skilled worker visa.

The list covers a wide range of sectors including health, education, care work and construction and is designed to make it easier for employers to fill vacancies where there is a shortage of workers in the UK.

The government says it wants to stop immigration undercutting British workers and is planning to scrap the 20% discount.

Healthcare surcharge to rise
The annual fee visa holders must pay to use the NHS - known as the immigration health surcharge - will rise from £624 to £1,035.

There are some exemptions, for example health and care workers do not have to pay the charge, and there is a reduced rate for students and under-18s.

Students: review of graduate visa
A graduate visa allows someone to stay in the country for at least two years after successfully completing a course in the UK.

The government has launched a review of this visa route to prevent what it's called "abuse" of the system.

More than 98,000 graduate visas were granted in the year to June.

The government has already announced plans to limit the number of students who can bring family members with them to the UK.

The changes, which come into force in January, remove the right of international students to bring dependents unless they are on postgraduate research courses.

Students will also no longer be allowed to switch onto work visas before their studies are completed.

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