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Posted on September 23, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe UK will simplify skilled worker visas, contrasting with Trump's H1-B fee hikes. Finance Minister Reeves emphasizes London's openness to global talent.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will ease the routes to bring high-skilled workers into the country, Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday, contrasting the UK as a place open for business with U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to hike fees for visas.
Trump on Friday announced a steep hike in the cost of the H1-B visa programme for skilled workers, long a recruitment pathway for tech firms.
Reeves told an audience at the opening of UK fintech firm Revolut's new headquarters in London that unlike Trump who had announced his government "will make it harder to bring talent to the U.S., we want to make it easier to bring talent".
Global companies such as banks say London's success as a financial centre depends in part on an openness to attracting high-skilled workers.
(Reporting by Tommy Reggiori WilkesEditing by Peter Graff)
A visa is an official document that allows a person to enter, stay, or leave a country for a specific purpose, such as work, study, or tourism.
The H1-B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
A skilled worker is an individual who has specific skills, knowledge, and experience in a particular field, often requiring formal education or training.
The finance sector encompasses businesses and organizations that provide financial services, including banking, investment, insurance, and asset management.
Immigration policy refers to the laws and regulations that govern how individuals can enter, reside, and work in a country.
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