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The family visitor visa has been replaced by the standard visitor visa https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa
The information on total entry clearance visitor visas granted is released quarterly as part of the Home Office’s Immigration Statistics, available at the .GOV.UK website.
The most recent published visas statistics are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas
","Romsey and Southampton North","Caroline Nokes",,"2018-10-19T11:44:12.837Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/985670/answer","Biography information for Caroline Nokes","1","Home Office","Home Office","2018-10-11","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","‘To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visit visa applications from non-EEA countries have been declined in the last 12 months.","false","Biography information for Faisal Rashid","Warrington South","Faisal Rashid","178385" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1676897","Home Office","false","2023-12-20","Investigative work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process; analysis will be published in due course.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove",,"2023-12-20T12:56:58.107Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1676897/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-12-11","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to this Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, if he will publish the evidential basis that increasing the salary threshold for family visas will achieve its policy objectives.","false","Biography information for Stephen Farry","North Down","Stephen Farry","6331" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1647822","Home Office","false","2023-07-04","The number of people who fall into irregular status due to the absence of a fee waiver for indefinite leave to remain applications does not form part of any current transparency data or migration statistics and is not published.
","Newark","Robert Jenrick",,"2023-07-04T16:22:39.197Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1647822/answer","Biography information for Robert Jenrick","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-06-26","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration entitled An inspection of the Home Office’s processing of family visas, September 2021 to February 2022, published on 18 October 2022, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who fall into irregular status due to the absence of a fee waiver for indefinite leave to remain applications.","false","Biography information for Tim Loughton","East Worthing and Shoreham","Tim Loughton","190996" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1538119","Home Office","false","2022-11-09","Since 2015, the Department has undergone a number of significant changes and improvements to help increase consistency in decision making and ensure that visit visa decision notices are balanced and fair.
The Department has:
o Moved to thematic visa decision making centres, focussed on specific routes so decision makers are not making decisions on multiple routes during a working day and can build up expertise.
o Brought in modular training by immigration route which all decision makers must undertake.
o Refreshed its risk strategy which focusses on the individual attributes of the customer and ensures that they are at the heart of everything it does.
o Increased the use of technology to help drive consistency and feedback through more detailed data.
The Department continues to review existing processes and develop new approaches in line with best practice and welcomes reviews of its processes and procedures from independent agencies and external bodies.
","Newark","Robert Jenrick",,"2022-11-09T13:37:21.35Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1538119/answer","Biography information for Robert Jenrick","1","Home Office","Home Office","2022-11-01","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration entitled Inspection report on family visitor visa applications July 2015, published on 16 July 2015, what steps her Department has taken to (a) help increase consistency in processing family visitor visas and (b) ensure that decision notices are balanced and clear.","false","Biography information for Caroline Lucas","Brighton, Pavilion","Caroline Lucas","75856" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1678661","Home Office","false","2024-01-10","Those who already have a family visa within the five-year partner route, or who apply before the minimum income threshold is raised, will continue to have their applications assessed against the current income requirement and will not be required to meet the increased threshold. This will also be the case for children seeking to join or accompany parents.
Anyone granted a fiancé visa before the minimum income threshold is raised will also be assessed against the current income requirement when they apply for a family visa within the five year partner route.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove",,"2024-01-10T17:40:24.057Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1678661/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-12-18","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 42, when he plans to publish details of transition arrangements for couples who have already set a date for their wedding.","false","Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith","Llanelli","Dame Nia Griffith","7300" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675898","Home Office","false","2023-12-12","The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.
The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the minimum income requirement in due course.
Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove","5540","2023-12-12T17:06:32.253Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675898/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-12-06","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 December 2023, Official Report, column 41, if he will make it his policy to apply the existing minimum income requirement of £18,600 for family visas to people already in the UK on a family visa and who seek further or indefinite leave to remain.","false","Biography information for Stuart C McDonald","Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East","Stuart C McDonald","5544" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679136","Home Office","false","2024-01-11","The announcements made on 4 December relate solely to the level of the minimum income requirement (MIR). There are no current plans to make any changes to the rules regarding job offers or third-party support, although we keep all our rules under review.
British citizens and those settled in the UK are free to enter into a genuine relationship with whomever they choose, but if they wish to establish their family life in the UK, it is appropriate they should do so on a basis which prevents burdens on the taxpayer and promotes integration. This is fair to migrants and to the wider community.
Support from a third party cannot generally be counted towards the MIR. The applicant and their partner must generally have the required resources under their own control, not somebody else’s.
Under the Immigration Rules, consideration of other credible and reliable sources of income, financial support, or funds available to the couple, may be taken into account where an applicant is unable to meet the MIR and refusal of an application for a partner visa could otherwise breach Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This may include credible prospective earnings from employment based on a confirmed job offer in the UK. Full details of the circumstances of when such a confirmed job offer or third party support may be considered as counting toward the MIR can be found in the published guidance at Gov.UK.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove","7698 ; 7699","2024-01-11T12:28:55.617Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1679136/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-12-19","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral contribution of 4 December 2023, Official Report, column 41, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing third party support from the (a) parents and (b) siblings of the (i) applicant and (ii) their partner to contribute towards the minimum income requirement for family visas.","false","Biography information for Beth Winter","Cynon Valley","Beth Winter","7700" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675417","Home Office","false","2023-12-11","The government will publish an impact assessment on these changes in due course. The Migration Advisory Committee was not asked to provide further advice related to this change as previous advice and evidence provided by the Migration Advisory Committee was already available and considered.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove","5321 ; 5360","2023-12-11T11:49:56.287Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675417/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-12-05","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Statement of 4 November 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report column 42, what the evidential basis was for setting the income threshold for spouse and family visas at £38,700; and whether he sought (a) advice from the Migration Advisory Committee and (b) other independent advice before setting that threshold.","false","Biography information for Stuart C McDonald","Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East","Stuart C McDonald","5292" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675581","Home Office","false","2023-12-11","The government will publish an impact assessment on these changes in due course. The Migration Advisory Committee was not asked to provide further advice related to this change as previous advice and evidence provided by the Migration Advisory Committee was already available and considered.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove","5292 ; 5360","2023-12-11T11:49:56.24Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1675581/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2023-12-05","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement to the House on 4 December 2023, Official Report, column 41, on what evidential basis his Department decided to set a minimum income threshold for family visas at £38,700; whether his Department held discussions with (a) Migration Advisory Committee and (b) stakeholders before changing the minimum income threshold for family visas; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a lower threshold.","false","Biography information for Stuart C McDonald","Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East","Stuart C McDonald","5321" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1695401","Home Office","false","2024-03-20","The Government engages regularly with interested stakeholders including through a number of its advisory groups, when developing its policies. We did not invite representations from stakeholders specifically on the MIR prior to the announcement of 4 December 2023.
The decision to raise the MIR was taken to ensure that migration policy is supportive of the wider ambition for the UK to be a high-wage, high-productivity, high-skill economy, and help to ensure that migrants make a net positive contribution to the public finances in addition to ensuring that families would not need to have recourse to welfare and had sufficient resources to participate in British life.
Previous advice and evidence provided by the Migration Advisory Committee regarding net-fiscal contributions and access to benefits was considered when making this decision. We did not seek further advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) before making the decision to increase the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR) element of the family Immigration Rules.
A child who is applying for permission after 11 April 2024 to join their parent who, prior to 11 April met the lower threshold and was granted permission, will be subject to transitional arrangements and must meet the same threshold as their parent (£18,600 plus the child component, capped at £29,000). Where they meet the threshold alongside the other requirements of the 5-year route, they will be granted on the 5-year route to settlement.
","Corby","Tom Pursglove","18096 ; 18097","2024-03-20T11:21:59.09Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1695401/answer","Biography information for Tom Pursglove","1","Home Office","Home Office","2024-03-12","Visas: Families","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41, whether the joining family member of a person who (a) would have met the former threshold for family visas in force until 10 of April 2024 and (b) does not qualify under the new threshold will be placed on the 10-year route to settlement.","false","Biography information for Tim Farron","Westmorland and Lonsdale","Tim Farron","18098"