Thousands of families in the U.K. are torn apart because of a law.
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https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2017/6/13/the-price-of-love-migration-rules-punishing-british-yemeni-families
http://britcits.blogspot.com.es/p/about-us.html
The Rules.
In brief, the rules, state the following :-
Income
- Nobody earning less than £18,600 per annum can bring a partner into the UK.
- The £18,600 can be made up with savings, with the formula that £16,000 plus (2.5 * the difference between earnings and 18600) is required. In other words, somebody who may have been earning £40,000 but just lost their job, would require £62,500 in savings to bring their partner into the UK.
- The amount required increases rapidly with children who are not British citizens. An income of £22,400 is required for the first non-British child, with an additional £2400 for each subsequent non-British child.
- The amount required takes no account of different regions (i.e. an £18,600 salary in central London is very different from an £18,600 salary in Tyneside, in terms of cost of living and average incomes).
- The income is for the UK partner ONLY, so if for example the overseas partner is the main earner, in many cases it makes it impossible for expat Brits to return to the UK. An example may be a British woman in Japan who is a housewife, with a middle-class husband. That family would now face exile under the new rules. We are seeing many cases of British citizens effectively consigned to exile overseas.
Elderly Dependants
It is basically impossible for anyone, no matter how much they earn, to bring a parent into the UK. According to one of our sources, as of 5th January 2013 only one dependant relative visa has been granted worldwide since the rule changes in July.
Language
Additionally, the language requirement for settlement will be made much more difficult from autumn of 2013 (jumping from CEFR A1 - entry level - to B1 - intermediate level). This is a more specialised area so will be discussed in a later post, but it is also likely to exclude a lot of people.
It is worth noting that this language level must be reached in addition to passing the much-criticised 'Life in the UK test'. If you want to know why the 'Life in the UK test' is much-criticised - see if you can pass it.
Time to ILR
Furthermore, the period before non-EU migrants on family visas can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK increases from 2 years to 5 years. This greatly increases insecurity for those on the family migration path, and will make it more difficult for partners and other family migrants to find employment as many employers will find it difficult to maintain the overhead to check migration status.
According to Oxford University's Migration Observatory (source:
http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/press-releases/women-young-people-and-non-londoners-are-most-affected-changes-family-migration-polic ), these changes will mean that, of British taxpayers (and voters) in employment :
- 47% will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 61% of women will not qualify to bring in a family member (showing the sexist nature of these rules).
- 51% of people in Wales will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 48% of people in Scotland will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 46% of English residents will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 29% of Londoners will not qualify to bring in a family member.
According to research by another academic contact we have been in touch with, the way the rules are implemented means that the figures may be even higher. For example, we have heard cases of bad advice being given out by UKBA; of people being refused by overseas stations even when they MEET the rules.
It is shocking how badly thought through these new rules are and there are already cases of people falling foul of the rules, families and couples being broken up, children being forced to be without one parent....
According to the think tank, MIPEX, Britain has the most difficult to overcome spouse, partner, child and family immigration rules in Europe after Norway (source). But given that average income levels in Norway are far higher than in the UK (as of January 2013), and given the more equitable nature of Norwegian society, this suggests that Britain is easily the most difficult to enter country of immigration in Europe for spouses, partners, children and families.
That's a fact of life.
Love doesn't always rule all.
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https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2017/6/13/the-price-of-love-migration-rules-punishing-british-yemeni-families
http://britcits.blogspot.com.es/p/about-us.html
The Rules.
In brief, the rules, state the following :-
Income
- Nobody earning less than £18,600 per annum can bring a partner into the UK.
- The £18,600 can be made up with savings, with the formula that £16,000 plus (2.5 * the difference between earnings and 18600) is required. In other words, somebody who may have been earning £40,000 but just lost their job, would require £62,500 in savings to bring their partner into the UK.
- The amount required increases rapidly with children who are not British citizens. An income of £22,400 is required for the first non-British child, with an additional £2400 for each subsequent non-British child.
- The amount required takes no account of different regions (i.e. an £18,600 salary in central London is very different from an £18,600 salary in Tyneside, in terms of cost of living and average incomes).
- The income is for the UK partner ONLY, so if for example the overseas partner is the main earner, in many cases it makes it impossible for expat Brits to return to the UK. An example may be a British woman in Japan who is a housewife, with a middle-class husband. That family would now face exile under the new rules. We are seeing many cases of British citizens effectively consigned to exile overseas.
Elderly Dependants
It is basically impossible for anyone, no matter how much they earn, to bring a parent into the UK. According to one of our sources, as of 5th January 2013 only one dependant relative visa has been granted worldwide since the rule changes in July.
Language
Additionally, the language requirement for settlement will be made much more difficult from autumn of 2013 (jumping from CEFR A1 - entry level - to B1 - intermediate level). This is a more specialised area so will be discussed in a later post, but it is also likely to exclude a lot of people.
It is worth noting that this language level must be reached in addition to passing the much-criticised 'Life in the UK test'. If you want to know why the 'Life in the UK test' is much-criticised - see if you can pass it.
Time to ILR
Furthermore, the period before non-EU migrants on family visas can apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK increases from 2 years to 5 years. This greatly increases insecurity for those on the family migration path, and will make it more difficult for partners and other family migrants to find employment as many employers will find it difficult to maintain the overhead to check migration status.
According to Oxford University's Migration Observatory (source: http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/press-releases/women-young-people-and-non-londoners-are-most-affected-changes-family-migration-polic ), these changes will mean that, of British taxpayers (and voters) in employment :
- 47% will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 61% of women will not qualify to bring in a family member (showing the sexist nature of these rules).
- 51% of people in Wales will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 48% of people in Scotland will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 46% of English residents will not qualify to bring in a family member.
- 29% of Londoners will not qualify to bring in a family member.
According to research by another academic contact we have been in touch with, the way the rules are implemented means that the figures may be even higher. For example, we have heard cases of bad advice being given out by UKBA; of people being refused by overseas stations even when they MEET the rules.
It is shocking how badly thought through these new rules are and there are already cases of people falling foul of the rules, families and couples being broken up, children being forced to be without one parent....
According to the think tank, MIPEX, Britain has the most difficult to overcome spouse, partner, child and family immigration rules in Europe after Norway (source). But given that average income levels in Norway are far higher than in the UK (as of January 2013), and given the more equitable nature of Norwegian society, this suggests that Britain is easily the most difficult to enter country of immigration in Europe for spouses, partners, children and families.
That's a fact of life.