A Bill to prohibit any increase in the minimum income requirement for family visas; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal Democrat
12 February 2025
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The Family Visas (Minimum Income) Bill would stop the government from increasing the minimum income threshold used for family visa applications. In effect, it locks in the current financial rule for bringing family members to the UK and related issues, rather than creating new thresholds. It does not lower the rule, but prevents any future rises in it.
The bill has completed its first reading and is now at the second reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and is sponsored by Mr Alistair Carmichael.
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19 Feb 2024
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
