Re-consider the proposal to increase minimum income threshold for family visas.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government must reconsider it's proposal to increase the minimum income threshold for family visas from £18,600 to £38,700. The proposal should be paused pending an in depth review of it's impacts on those families that could be severely impacted by this measure.

The proposed measures is highly likely to impact the most vulnerable people in society. Those on lower incomes and single income earning households. There is a significant risk of families being split up because it will be impossible for an household to meet the minimum income threshold. The proposal suggests that only the wealthy are permitted to marry a foreign spouse which is morally wrong & unjust. The Government must reconsider to prevent families from being adversely affected.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700

Timeline

6 Dec 2023	Petition opened for signatures
15 Dec 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Dec 2023

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