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Visas: Married People

Asked by Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 June 2025UIN 57801

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum income requirements for spousal visas on pensioners who are unable to increase their income.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Home Secretary commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the financial requirements in the Family Immigration Rules. Once published, we will consider their report and decide on any policy changes, consistent with the objectives of the Government’s Immigration White Paper.

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