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Sorry, wasn't questioning your claim. I do want to find out why people have such different experiences. Is this part of the failed hostile environment policy f

• elevatortrim 5y ago
  I am not sure but considering that policy was introduced in 2012, it probably is. Not all visa types are the same. For instance, if you are on a Tier 2 visa and happily work for the same company for 5 years (you probably would not have any complaints at all), your experience would be a lot different compared to another person who may decide to start a start-up on their 2nd year (they likely would not even think of doing so), which would be a lot different to than of someone else who lost their job (as they'll have to find another one in 2 months or be kicked out), which would be very differen to a person stuck in their current position and salary due to difficulty of changing jobs on a visa, which would be a lot different to a person who does not have the right to change visas (some visa types are like this, when you switch, your route to ILR starts from scratch), and so on. So, some people will accept what they have for the first 5 years and will not question or complain. Some will be bothered by not having the similar rights or security. Some will run into problems (losing your job is a big one, vague visa extension criteria for non-employment visas are another) and their lives will drastically change for the worse. Even if that is a small percentage, the anxiety it creates is huge.