Written Question·Home Office·UIN 4150
Visas: Married People
Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Labour — Aylesbury
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 MalhotraThe 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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