Petition · past parliament

Do not implement the proposed increase in minimum income for family visas

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The government should scrap the plan to raise the minimum income required for family visas. A rise from £18,600 to over £38,000 is completely unjust and unethical, and puts a very difficult and immoral barrier in front of people who simply want to legally live with their loved ones.
The government should scrap any plans to raise the minimum income amount for family visas, that is already set at high enough level (£18,600) as it is anyway. The rise to over £38,000 is a ridiculously high rise, and affects hard working honest people who simply want to lawfully live with their loved ones.

Why it was rejected

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

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Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700: Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £38,700

Timeline

7 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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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.