The British government is increasing the minimum household income required to obtain a skilled worker visa for the UK, and to bring a spouse or dependent into the country on a family visa, to £38,700, up from £18,600 currently.

James Cleverly, the home secretary, has announced a package of measures designed to cut the number of legal migrant workers and their dependants entering the UK.

Social care workers will no longer be allowed to bring their dependants when they come to work in the UK, from January 2024 international students travelling to the UK will no longer be able to bring dependants on their student visa unless they are studying a research postgraduate programme, and the rule allowing the most-needed professions to be hired at 20% below the going rate will also be scrapped under the new measures.

We’re keen to hear from people who may be affected by this policy change, whether this may split families up or force people to abandon career, financial or family plans.

We are interested to hear from families who are already in the UK on family visas, as well as from people who were hoping to come to the UK under the old family visa rules.

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