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Minimum Income Requirement for Spouse Visas Ruled ‘Lawful’
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The requirement for UK citizens to have a minimum income before being allowed to sponsor their spouse’s visa has been ruled ‘lawful’ by the Court of Appeal. In 2012, a Minimum Income Requirement...

 (MIR) policy was introduced by the UK Government, meaning that only British citizens, or those having obtained refugee status, earning £18,600 or more per annum can sponsor their non-European spouse’s visa....

Home Office to announce decisions on 4,000 pending partner applications
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On 11 July 2014 the Court of Appeal upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income threshold for spouses/partners and children applying in the family route. The income threshold applies to non-EEA national spouses/partners...

 and children applying to settle in the UK with someone who is already resident here. These are generally applications under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules. The Court of Appeal judgment...

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