The score of foreign transport for London employees can be deported due to rules change, which means they are no longer eligible for visa sponsorship.
More than 60 employees coming to the UK on skilled worker visa may have to leave as salary thresholds have increased and major transport roles have been removed from the eligible list.
TFL stated that it was “working with all colleagues affected by changes … to understand if they have other routes to do the work available in the UK and to support them where possible”.
Some London assembly members called the move “inappropriate and short -sighted”, but the house office said Immigration white paper The immigration was designed for “restoration order”.
It states: “Under this approach, each sector will need to implement a workforce strategy focusing on training British workers, or as part of the wider effort to strengthen the integrity of the point-based system and eliminate dependence on low-skilled international recruitment, the risk of losing access to the immigration system will be risk.”
TFL is bound to follow changes, which came into effect on 22 July and will remain at least by the end of 2026.
It is believed that many workers, according to the RMT Union, worked on two -year graduate visa plans, thinking that they could later go to skilled worker positions.
The transport body currently pays £ 31,000 for graduation and advises candidates who require sponsorship to see if they can get it before applying.
Trainee station employees are believed to have earned between £ 35,300 and £ 41,800, with only 100 £ 41,700 per year above the minimum wage limit.
RMT General Secretary, AD Dampi said: “Our members took these jobs in good faith, understanding that they can make progress and continue making their promises here.
“Now the new government rules are shattering the lives of these workers and leaving intervals in employment for the London underground.”
According to local democracy reporting service, an anonymous AT-Risk employee said that he only wanted a proper opportunity to work and loved his job.
He said: “What I did wrong?
“It is reported that my job was no longer in a list that used to make me worthy of living in the country, she has taken a huge toll on me and my family. It was like an atomic bomb in our house.”
Hina Bokhari, leader of the Liberal Democrat Group of the London Assembly, said: “It is unfair and short -sighted to deport the important tube staff due to a sudden change in the last minute rule.
“London depends on the skills and commitment of these people.”
Caroline Russell, a member of the Green Party Assembly, said: “The government should withdraw these cruel changes that are going to ruin life by sending workers dependent on London.”
