Britain to release '100 new visas for Indian workers' every year as part of India -k FTA | Today news

As India and the UK closer to finalizing their free trade agreement, Britain will now only make minor changes to its visa regime – which have been a point in the negotiations for months. The new rules will result in about 100 new visas for Indian workers annually, a British official told politico. The British home office – which was reluctant to grant large emissions from visas, largely because of concerns about how it can affect the net migration numbers of the UK – will implement the magazines, the magazine states. How many Indian workers will benefit? Referring to how many Indian workers are likely to benefit from the scheme, the official said it was “not possible to place a number”, and call any attempt to do it “purely political”. However, the official noted that the UK’s visumb policy will provide the necessary “certainty”, which otherwise changed regularly over the past few years. What other concessions does India look at? India’s main trader Piyush Goyal will visit London this week to keep more concessions, including exemptions from the UK’s planned carbon tax and a short -term visas for Indian workers to regain pension contributions, according to politico. India’s high commissioner Vikram Doraiswami also told the magazine that India wants an arrangement to release Indian workers to contribute to Britain’s pension pot if they already pay at home. “Make trade cheaper” and talk about visa changes, a spokesman for the UK’s Department of Affairs and Trade said the Keir Starmer led the government to “commit the right agreement with India, which will improve access for British businesses, reduce rates and make the trade cheaper and easier,” Politico reports. “Interestingly enough is that [the U.K. Department for Business and Trade] Rather than the Indian side sounds more positive about the agreement, “politico quoted another person, close to the agreement. Countries’ commitment to strengthening economic ties. The talks on free trade agreements are essential for expanding our trade relations and creating new opportunities for businesses in both countries, “Goyal said after the meeting in a social media post about X. First Published: 29 Apr 2025, 23:30 IST IST IST IST IST IST IST IST IST IST IST