Posted on December 28 2020
The UK requires around 80,000 seasonal farm workers annually. 99% of these come from countries within the EU, as per the Office for National Statistics. |
The Extended Pilot – Seasonal Workers Pilot for 2021 – will continue to be managed by the UK Home Office through the T5 [Temporary Worker] Seasonal Worker immigration route. |
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [Defra] is the endorsing UK government department. |
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Predecessor to the Pilot |
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme that ran from 1945 to 2013. |
The Initial Pilot | The initial 2-year Pilot [from 2019 to 2020] allowed a specific number of temporary migrants to enter the UK for seasonal work in the edible horticulture sector.
Under the new Temporary Worker route of the immigration system. |
The Extended Pilot | The extended Pilot for 2021 allowing 30,000 temporary migrants to enter the UK for seasonal work in the edible horticulture sector.
Under Tier 5 of the immigration system. |
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