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UK work visas plunged in pandemic as investors stayed away
Britain plunged 35% last year during the coronavirus pandemic, led by a drop in applications from high-value individuals.The figures released by the Home Office coincided with the worst economic slump in three centuries and a surge in unemployment, with lockdowns to control the virus shutting vast sections of the economy.“Employers have hired fewer workers from abroad during the pandemic, given that domestic unemployment is rising and many businesses are struggling," said Madeleine Sumpton, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.