India, Nov. 2 -- UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will set out on Monday the government's final rules on how long legal migrants must live in Britain before qualifying for indefinite leave to remain, the document that allows a person to settle permanently. Most migrants are expected to face a ten-year wait, up from five, and some lower-paid workers could wait fifteen years or more, according to reporting by the Guardian and the BBC. Ministers have signalled that care workers already in the country are likely to be exempted from the longest waits.

The announcement follows a consultation that drew more than 200,000 responses and a dispute within Labour over the proposals, which opponents have described as a significant change for people w...