Petition · past parliament
Don’t increase the income requirement for family visas to £29.000
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently the financial requirements to bring your spouse to the UK is £18,600 per year and now the Government wants to up it to £29.000. Most people in the UK don’t make that per year. We believe this policy punishes those who fall in love with someone with a different nationality.
Most people in the UK don’t make £29.000 per year and now may face the choice of a lifetime without their partner or leaving their own country because they fell in love and can’t meet the financial requirement for the family visa.
We believe it's inhumane for the Government to do this to British citizens and others entitled to family visas, and that this policy is punishing people for failing in love with someone who has a different nationality.
We believe it's inhumane for the Government to do this to British citizens and others entitled to family visas, and that this policy is punishing people for failing in love with someone who has a different nationality.
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 £29,000 in Spring 2024
Timeline
| 23 Dec 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Jan 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Jan 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.