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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....

Calls for Home Office Strategy to Tackle Sham Marriage Problem
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The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, has called upon the Home Office to develop and implement a ‘clear strategy’ across all departments to address the issue of sham marriages...

 and partnerships. The Chief Inspector assesses the border and immigration functions in the UK in terms of efficiency and effect, reporting the results of the assessment to the Home Secretary every...

Meeting the financial requirement under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules
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Since 9 July 2012, the Immigration Rules have required applicants seeking entry clearance or leave to remain in the UK as a partner (spouse, civil partner, fiancé(e) or unmarried partner) to provide evidence...

 that that they meet a minimum financial threshold as part of their application. Section E-ECP.3.1 (for entry clearance applications) and section E-LTRP.2.1 (for applications made in the UK) of Appendix FM...

Changes to English language tests
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The UK Border Agency has made some amendments to the list of approved English language tests for applications made under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system and for spouse or partner...

 applications. The City & Guilds test scores now show 'pass' and there is a separate English language test for spouse/partner applications. For City & Guilds tests the documents required for a migrants application have been...

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