Lower the minimum income requirement for family and spouse/partner visas.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

The minimum income requirement must be lowered for family and spouse/partner visas. The new amendments to visas ask that UK citizens earn at least £38,700 to sponsor foreign family members/partners wishing to gain a visa under the new rules. This sum of money is simply unattainable.

We realise the importance of dependents earning a sum of money to sponsor foreign families and partners, however, £38,700 is simply ridiculous and a slap in the face to the Britons who work hard and cannot afford to be with their partner or their family, especially during a cost of living crisis. In 2023, the median gross annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK was £34,963. Therefore, how is £38,700 attainable? We must lower the minimum amount for UK sponsors and lower visa fees.

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 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Dec 2023

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