Written Question·Home Office·UIN 4150

Visas: Married People

Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Laura Kyrke-Smith

LabourAylesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of linking the minimum income requirement for spousal visa applications to the National Living Wage.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The financial requirements for the Family Immigration Rules include the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) which is currently set at £29,000 and is intended to maintain the economic wellbeing of the UK whilst respecting family life.The Home Secretary has an...

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