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985670

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	‘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.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	178385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The family visitor visa has been replaced by the standard visitor visa <a href="https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa</a></p><p>The information on total entry clearance visitor visas granted is released quarterly as part of the Home Office’s Immigration Statistics, available at the .<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOV" target="_blank">GOV</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK" target="_blank">UK</a> website.</p><p>The most recent published visas statistics are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/10/2018 11:44:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1676897

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	6331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Investigative work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process; analysis will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/12/2023 12:56:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1647822

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	190996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/07/2023 16:22:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1538119

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	75856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>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.</p><p>The Department has:</p><p>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.</p><p>o Brought in modular training by immigration route which all decision makers must undertake.</p><p>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.</p><p>o Increased the use of technology to help drive consistency and feedback through more detailed data.</p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/11/2022 13:37:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1678661

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	7300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>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.</p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 10/01/2024 17:40:24 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1675898

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	5544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the minimum income requirement in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5540 question first answered 12/12/2023 17:06:32 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1679136

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	7700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>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.<strong> </strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Support from a third party cannot<strong> </strong>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.</p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 7698 7699 question first answered 11/01/2024 12:28:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1675417

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	5292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5321 5360 question first answered 11/12/2023 11:49:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1675581

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	5321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5292 5360 question first answered 11/12/2023 11:49:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1695401

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	18098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 18096 18097 question first answered 20/03/2024 11:21:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1695400

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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 his Department invited representations from stakeholders prior to announcing an increase to the Minimum Income Requirement for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	18097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 18096 18098 question first answered 20/03/2024 11:21:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1676896

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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, what his Department's policy is on the additional household income threshold requirements per child in that household.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	6330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with this increase in January.</p><p> </p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 13:43:18 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1675985

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed changes to the minimum salary threshold for family visas include renewals to spousal visas.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	5634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the minimum income requirement in January.</p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 12:24:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1675892

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his proposal to increase the income thresholds for spousal visas would apply to renewals of existing visas.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	5540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with the increase in the minimum income requirement in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5544 question first answered 12/12/2023 17:06:32 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1626226

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to review the minimum income requirement threshold for Family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	184207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>We keep all our immigration routes under review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 16:07:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1171100

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase the minimum income requirement for non-European Economic Area family members to secure a visa to join their British or settled spouse or partner in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	3686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2020 answer text <p>The minimum income requirement was implemented in July 2012 as part of a package of reforms to the family Immigration Rules, and the overall assessment is that it strikes a fair balance between an individual’s right to family life, the economic wellbeing of the UK and the community in general.</p><p>The Supreme Court has upheld the lawfulness of the minimum income requirement, which prevents burdens on the taxpayer and promotes integration, declaring that the policy is neither a breach of the right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights nor discriminatory.</p><p>The Immigration Rules are kept under continuous review including the minimum income requirement and adjusted where necessary in light of feedback, impact and the findings of the courts.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/01/2020 13:28:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1564610

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to ensure that family groups are not prevented from entering the UK because one or more family members has not yet been issued with a visa.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	117609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration Decision Making Centres process overseas applications for entry clearance in date order from when documents were uploaded, or after customers have provided their biometrics at a visa application centre. Where UK Visa and Immigration Decision Making Centres receive applications from family groups at the same time and the customer includes details of this on their form, UKVI would look to group decisions together so families receive decisions wherever possible at the same time.</p><p>We encourage customers to continue to refer to these updates as our processing times change on a regular basis. The link to this guidance for in country applications is: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKelly.Humphries%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C74a59619230540b4914508daac4514bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638011709934849952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AxwVcWefBq2iClW%2FyRP9G1oQPdkacB0NpwdAfayHQTQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> and out of country applications is: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKelly.Humphries%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C74a59619230540b4914508daac4514bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638011709934849952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nnr%2FIcP%2Bq1T4JTrA4A71n%2Be6qcRJQmcJal4FqlzvJsI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/01/2023 17:58:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1675540

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an impact assessment of the rise in income thresholds for spouse and other family visas to £38,700.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	5294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The government will publish an impact assessment on these changes in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/12/2023 11:52:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1678663

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the number of couples who will be impacted by the planned increase in the minimum income threshold for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	7301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process. The Home Secretary has made a commitment to place an assessment of the impact of these announcements in the House of Commons Library.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 10/01/2024 17:39:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1580619

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the mean average UKVI Family Visa application processing time is.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	132420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>An applicant applying for a family visa at entry clearance should get a decision within 24 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk#join-family-in-the-uk" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>An applicant applying in the UK to extend a family visa (spouse or partner on a 5-year route to settlement) should get a decision within 8 weeks.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#switch-to-or-extend-a-family-visa" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>An applicant applying in the UK for settlement should get a decision within 6 months.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visa-decision-waiting-times-applications-inside-the-uk#applying-for-settlement" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Mean average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data for Spouse/Partner applications and are not published.</p><p>The transparency data does, however, include a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldFamily.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C68baeb4cb470480dc90608da47a2e699%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637901062213241689%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pD9T%2Bmx2%2FMyxOHRWsrOirYLvh1pmqYgqjTuQnf%2FAjH0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/01/2023 12:47:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1437460

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time is for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	133265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Average processing times do not form part of any current transparency data and are not published.</p><p>Information on our immigration routes with service standards and whether they have been processed against these standards is available as part of our transparency data, at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=04%7C01%7CVandCSheffield.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4a113ec6f70b400a841b08d9fd0489bd%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637819018188220753%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=kUEnSvgvSUDNeBSwVb8O87T82D6USvco0mKHJxV5ISI%3D&amp;reserved=0#_blank" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/03/2022 10:11:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

674330

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the family visitor visa application process is clear and comprehensible to people using that process.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	60318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office website contains detailed guidance for customers on the process of applying for a visa.</p><p>Customer service is a key priority for UK Visas and Immigration, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the visa application process is kept under regular review, including by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. Feedback from customers and partners assists us in continuously improving the services we offer. For example, during 2016 we rolled out a new and more intuitive online visa application process, Access UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/04/2017 12:45:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1586827

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to return the processing time for family visa applications made outside the UK from 24 to 12 weeks
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	147064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The bulk of resource has now returned to the route, along with an additional investment of new staff.</p><p>We are keeping the service standard level under review.</p><p> </p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made outside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made inside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147060 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:02:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1525078

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the processing time for Family Visas.
	tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
	tabling member printed	Peter Grant
	uin	68560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As such earlier this year the service standard for family entry clearance applications was changed from 60-days to 120-days as a direct result.</p><p> </p><p>The bulk of resource has now returned to the route, along with an additional investment of new staff.</p><p> </p><p>We are keeping the service standard level under review.</p><p>Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2022 16:23:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

1691531

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his timetable is for announcing further dates on which the minimum income threshold for family visas will increase.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	901626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Net Migration is simply too high. This is why we have set out a package of measures to reduce net migration including bring the Minimum Income Requirement for family visas is in line with the new minimum general salary threshold for Skilled Workers, which is £38,700.</p><p>We will raise the minimum income for family visas incrementally, in stages. We intend to lay the family Immigration Rules we intend to lay on 14 March which will set out that from 11 April, we will raise the threshold to £29,000, that is the 25th percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 26/02/2024 15:44:13 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1677148

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is to publish further information about the Government's proposed increases to the minimum income requirement for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	6306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The revised minimum income requirement will be implemented in spring 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will set out any transitional provisions associated with this increase in January.</p><p> </p><p>Any applications already submitted will be considered in line with the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 13:43:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1675599

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is on the applicability of the £38,700 skilled worker earnings threshold for people who are (a) in possession of and (b) already applying for a UK visa from Spring 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	5333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government will set out transitional arrangements, in due course, for people issued Skilled Worker visas before the salary changes announced on 4 December 2023 come into force.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/12/2023 11:43:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1675681

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's policy is on the applicability of the minimum income of £38,700 for family visas for people (a) with and (b) already applying for such a visa from Spring 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	5396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>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. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 11/12/2023 11:42:33 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

674344

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria are used to determine whether an applicant is likely to leave the UK by the end-date of a family visitor visa.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	60226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Applications for a visa to travel to the UK to visit family are considered on their merits, in accordance with the requirements set out in Appendix V to the Immigration Rules, taking into account the information and supporting documents provided in the application.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the applicant to satisfy the decision maker that they meet those requirements, including that they are a genuine visitor. A genuine visitor is a person who will leave the UK at the end of the visit, will not live in the UK for extended periods or make the UK their main home, has sufficient funds for their support during the visit and who intends to undertake permitted visit activities and not prohibited activities. The assessment of the genuineness of a visitor relates to the particular factors of the individual application, but may include the applicant’s personal and economic ties to their country of residence.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/01/2017 13:57:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1586823

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits reinstating the (a) priority and (b) super priority services for family visa applications
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	147061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>From mid-March 2022, UKVI temporarily suspended Priority visa services for new family overseas visa applications, in order to temporarily deploy resource to process applications made in response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>On 09 January 2023, UKVI re-introduced Priority visa services for customers with an outstanding family overseas visa application.</p><p>On 20 February 2023 UKVI re-introduced Priority visa services for customers with a new overseas family visa application.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Super Priority Visa service is not available for overseas Family visa applications. It was not available prior to the suspension of Priority Visa services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147062 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:01:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1280639

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending income requirements for family visas to account for temporary reductions in income during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	143811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>We have already made several adjustments to support those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, including those seeking to renew spousal visas.</p><p>These adjustments are among a range of measures put in place by the Home Office to support those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These are set out for customers on GOV.UK and are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents</a>.</p><p>These are unprecedented times. We continue to monitor the situation closely and may make further adjustments to requirements where necessary and appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/02/2021 14:38:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1586822

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact on the processing time for applications of the decision to extend the standard processing time for family visa applications made outside the UK from 12 to 24 weeks.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	147060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office had been prioritising Ukraine Visa Schemes applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>The bulk of resource has now returned to the route, along with an additional investment of new staff.</p><p>We are keeping the service standard level under review.</p><p> </p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made outside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Information on family visa processing times for applications made inside of the UK can be found here: Visa decision waiting times: applications inside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 147064 question first answered 23/02/2023 13:02:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1627832

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the support available to families moving to the UK on a student visa.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	185087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Providing support to families moving to the UK on a student visa is not within the remit of the Home Office. It is a requirement of the Student route that applicants demonstrate their ability to support themselves and their dependants financially during their stay in the UK as set out in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/appendix-student" target="_blank">Immigration Rules: Appendix Student</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 23/05/2023 16:28:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1676572

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of raising the earnings threshold for family visas to on the human rights of (a) UK citizens and (b) foreign partners of UK citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	5947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The family Immigration Rules contain a provision for exceptional circumstances, including a breach of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, where there would be unjustifiably harsh consequences for the applicant, their partner, a relevant child, or another family member, if their application were to be refused.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 14/12/2023 13:17:44 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1677870

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what evidential basis he has proposed a minimum income threshold of £38,700 for family and spousal visas.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	6900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has proposed a minimum income requirement of £38,700 to align with the updated skilled worker salary threshold, to ensure fairness and consistency across immigration routes.</p><p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 19/12/2023 16:31:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1682000

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date the threshold for family visas will be raised to £34,500.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	9397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>We will raise the minimum income for family visas incrementally in stages to give predictability to families. Further details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/01/2024 17:17:42 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1675627

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date he plans to bring into force the increase in financial threshold for family visas to £38,700; and whether people who apply before the new threshold comes into force will have the existing threshold applied to them if their application has not been decided before the date of the threshold increase.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	5360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>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.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5292 5321 question first answered 11/12/2023 11:49:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1686364

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will issue guidance on exemptions to meeting the minimum income requirement threshold for family visas.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	12314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>On 4 December 2023 the Home Secretary announced his intention to raise the MIR to £38,700, aligned to the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold is set. On 21 December 2023 we set out further details on how we would implement this through a staged implementation.</p><p>On 30 January 2024, we confirmed the Immigration Rules we intend to lay on 14 March will set out that from 11 April we will raise the threshold to £29,000 - that is the 25th percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas.</p><p>We will incrementally increase the threshold to the 40th percentile (currently £34,500), and finally to the 50th percentile (currently £38,700, and the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold (GSWT) is set) by early 2025.</p><p>It is important that the changes are delivered in a sensible and pragmatic way that gives families time to adapt, but ensures they deliver the reduction in numbers the British people expect.</p><p>Whilst the level of the minimum income requirement (MIR) is being raised, other aspects of the MIR will remain unchanged including exceptions.</p><p>For example, where the applicant’s partner is in receipt of specified benefits or allowances in the UK, such as Disability Living Allowance, the applicant will be able to meet the financial requirement by providing evidence of “adequate maintenance”, rather than meeting an income threshold.</p><p>The family Immigration Rules also contain provisions to allow for a person to be granted a Family visa even where they do not meet the MIR, where they show that their case raises exceptional circumstances, and a refusal of family leave would lead to unjustifiably harsh consequences for them or their family.</p><p>The published guidance on the current MIR is contained in the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-8-appendix-fm-family-members" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-8-appendix-fm-family-members</a>.</p><p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 12315 12319 question first answered 07/02/2024 15:51:27 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1676654

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of trends in the number of applications for spouse and family visas in the period before the implementation of the proposed higher earnings threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	5949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 5948 question first answered 14/12/2023 13:15:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1689247

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of Reunite Families UK's report entitled UK family migration rules: spouse / partner migration rules: an initial findings report examining the mental health impact of the rules on children and families, published on 18 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>From 11 April 2024, we will raise the minimum income threshold for family visas to £29,000, that is the 25<sup>th</sup> percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas. We will incrementally increase the threshold, moving to the 40<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £34,500), and finally to the 50<sup>th</sup> percentile (currently £38,700, and the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold is set) by early 2025. The dates of these changes will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We have reviewed the Reunite Families Report published on 18 December 2023. We will add the findings to our evidence base when formulating future reviews into family immigration policies, including the Minimum Income Requirement.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 14161 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:17:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1686371

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed increases in the minimum income threshold for family visas on people in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	12319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>On 4 December 2023 the Home Secretary announced his intention to raise the MIR to £38,700, aligned to the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold is set. On 21 December 2023 we set out further details on how we would implement this through a staged implementation.</p><p>On 30 January 2024, we confirmed the Immigration Rules we intend to lay on 14 March will set out that from 11 April we will raise the threshold to £29,000 - that is the 25th percentile of earnings for jobs which are eligible for Skilled Worker visas.</p><p>We will incrementally increase the threshold to the 40th percentile (currently £34,500), and finally to the 50th percentile (currently £38,700, and the level at which the General Skilled Worker threshold (GSWT) is set) by early 2025.</p><p>It is important that the changes are delivered in a sensible and pragmatic way that gives families time to adapt, but ensures they deliver the reduction in numbers the British people expect.</p><p>Whilst the level of the minimum income requirement (MIR) is being raised, other aspects of the MIR will remain unchanged including exceptions.</p><p>For example, where the applicant’s partner is in receipt of specified benefits or allowances in the UK, such as Disability Living Allowance, the applicant will be able to meet the financial requirement by providing evidence of “adequate maintenance”, rather than meeting an income threshold.</p><p>The family Immigration Rules also contain provisions to allow for a person to be granted a Family visa even where they do not meet the MIR, where they show that their case raises exceptional circumstances, and a refusal of family leave would lead to unjustifiably harsh consequences for them or their family.</p><p>The published guidance on the current MIR is contained in the link below: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-8-appendix-fm-family-members" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chapter-8-appendix-fm-family-members</a>.</p><p>Analytical work has been undertaken across Government to support decision making in this process, and an Impact Assessment will be developed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 12314 12315 question first answered 07/02/2024 15:51:28 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1628655

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who entered the UK on family visas were removed for overstaying their visas in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	185482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These figures are not available in a reportable format and providing this information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 185480 185743 185744 185753 185754 question first answered 26/05/2023 10:36:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1628654

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people entered the UK on family visas in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	185481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>The number of people entering the UK on family visas does not form part of any current transparency data or migration statistics and is not published.</p><p>The transparency data and migration statistics do, however, include a range of processing data relating to family visas and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">Migration statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Data on family visas from 1997 to 2011 is not published. Data on family visas is published from 2012 onwards and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics#data-tables" target="_blank">Migration statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/05/2023 08:40:26 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1107822

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family settlement visas which were initially turned down due to the financial threshold criteria were subsequently turned down on reapplication for a different reason.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	238642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>All UK visa applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with UK immigration rules and guidance.</p><p>The latest data on refused family visas can be found in Table vi_01_q (visas tables volume 1) in the Immigration Statistics, year ending December 2018 release with the data tables available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p>However, information on the reasons for refusals are not published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/04/2019 10:39:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

874687

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family reunion visa applications have been rejected in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	134988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The available information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) in the Family: Other category, the large majority of whom are family reunion cases, and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The “Family: Other” category consists of:</p><ul><li>Family reunion: pre-existing family members (partners, minor children) of a person with refugee leave or humanitarian protection, who has not yet obtained British citizenship;</li><li><em>From July 2012</em>: dependants who are not partners or children of those with refugee leave or humanitarian protection;</li><li><em>From July 2012</em>: parents with access rights to a child.</li></ul><p> </p><p>There are a small number of applications for family reunion where leave is granted in exceptional circumstances outside the Immigration Rules which are not included in the Family: Other category.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/04/2018 10:46:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

901383

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees of universities have applied for visas for their (a) spouses and (b) families in each of the last five years; and how many of those applications have (a) been accepted, b) been rejected and (c) are still pending.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	142914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not available. Information on the employer of those individuals sponsoring visa applicants is not collected by the Home Office as it is not required as part of visa application processes.</p><p>Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p><p>Should a customer wish to seek compensation they are advised to contact UKVI and they will be dealt with on a case by case basis in accordance with the complaints procedure:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about/complaints-procedure</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 142915 142916 question first answered 14/05/2018 16:57:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1296954

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas under the adult dependent relative rule were (a) received, (b) granted and (c) rejected in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019 and (iv) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	161859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number applications received, granted and rejected for visas under the adult dependent relative rule. To capture these numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number and outcome of visa applications for the adult dependant relative rule are grouped with other categories to make up the Family: Other (for immediate settlement) in our published statistics:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx</a></p><p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service data relating to appeal outcomes is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020</a></p><p>The data required for this question in terms of how many were granted through appeal cannot be produced through normal data cycles and would involve manual reconciliation which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 161860 161861 161862 question first answered 10/03/2021 17:02:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1296955

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas subject to the adult dependent relative rule were granted visas on first application in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	161860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number applications received, granted and rejected for visas under the adult dependent relative rule. To capture these numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number and outcome of visa applications for the adult dependant relative rule are grouped with other categories to make up the Family: Other (for immediate settlement) in our published statistics:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx</a></p><p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service data relating to appeal outcomes is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020</a></p><p>The data required for this question in terms of how many were granted through appeal cannot be produced through normal data cycles and would involve manual reconciliation which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 161859 161861 161862 question first answered 10/03/2021 17:02:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1296956

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas subject to the adult dependent relative rule were granted a visa on appeal in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	161861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number applications received, granted and rejected for visas under the adult dependent relative rule. To capture these numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number and outcome of visa applications for the adult dependant relative rule are grouped with other categories to make up the Family: Other (for immediate settlement) in our published statistics:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx</a></p><p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service data relating to appeal outcomes is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020</a></p><p>The data required for this question in terms of how many were granted through appeal cannot be produced through normal data cycles and would involve manual reconciliation which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 161859 161860 161862 question first answered 10/03/2021 17:02:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1296958

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants were granted a visa via the adult dependency rule in each year since 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	161862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number applications received, granted and rejected for visas under the adult dependent relative rule. To capture these numbers would require a manual trawl of data and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The number and outcome of visa applications for the adult dependant relative rule are grouped with other categories to make up the Family: Other (for immediate settlement) in our published statistics:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx</a></p><p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service data relating to appeal outcomes is published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020</a></p><p>The data required for this question in terms of how many were granted through appeal cannot be produced through normal data cycles and would involve manual reconciliation which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 161859 161860 161861 question first answered 10/03/2021 17:02:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan