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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.
August 6, 2026Trump administration tightens visa rules for foreign students
Students will need federal permission to stay longer than four years in the US and universities will lose the power to extend visas.
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Car washes and vape shops can still sponsor skilled foreign workers despite visa changes
More than 1,900 small high street businesses including mini-marts, vape shops and car washes are licensed to sponsor foreign workers under a specialist scheme intended for high-earning individuals des
bbc.co.uk•August 6, 2026
Trump administration tightens visa rules for foreign students
Critics called the new rules "misguided and unnecessary" The Trump administration has given final notice of plans to implement stricter rules on foreign students, including preventing them from stayi
bbc.co.uk•July 17, 2026