Reuniting families affected
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Reuniting families affected by UK spouse visa rules

Policy and Parliamentary Briefings

Here below you will be able to read and download the policy and parliamentary briefings which we have written or jointly produced with other organisations working in the migration / human rights sector.

MAC's Review into financial requirements of family migration rules

Reunite Families UK - Evidence to Migration Advisory Committee's review of the financial requirements of the family immigration rules
Preliminary Findings from Reunite Families UK’s 2024 research
Qualitative interviews with young people - Coram Centre for Impact
Focus Group with Families Impacted by the Family Migration Rules
RFUK and RMC Centre - Focus group with immigration advisors

Parliamentary Briefings

Joint Evidence with ILPA on on the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules HC 590 - March 2024
Joint Parliamentary Briefing Increase to the Minimum Income Requirement - February 2024
Briefing on Reforming the UK's family migration system - October 2023

Joint briefings

Joint briefing on the International Health Surcharge - February 2024
Joint briefing: fee increases for Home Office immigration and nationality applications - October 2023
Capping routes to permanent settlement at 5 years - September 2023

Policy documents and other evidence

How the UK family visas rules are not working for families or society - Reunite Families UK Briefing - May 2024
Supplementary Evidence Home Affairs Select Committee - Reunite Families UK
House of Lords's SLSC critical report on the MIR increase
Joint Evidence by Reunite Families UK and ILPA on Statement of Changes: HC 590
Joint Parliamentary Briefing Increase to the Minimum Income Requirement - February 2024
Examples of People Impacted by the Spouse /Partner Visa Rules

Oral Evidence and Other Relevant Debates

Legal Migration - Oral Evidence Reunite Families UK Home Affairs Select Committee - 15 May 2024
Watch Back Backbench Debate on the Increase to the MIR - 24 April 2024
Read the Transcript of the Backbench Debate

External Resources

Changes to legal migration rules for family and work visas in 2024 - House of Commons Library
Analysis of the changes by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford
UK's Family Reunification Policy 2nd worst according to Migration Policy Index
Q&A: Immigration fees in the UK by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford

Mental Health Impact of the Rules

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