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Family visa financial requirements review

The Migration Advisory Committee’s report on the minimum income requirement for the family migration route.

• From: Migration Advisory Committee
• Published: 10 June 2025

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The report explores balancing economic wellbeing with the right to family life.

This report is organised into the following chapters:

• chapter 1 documents the use of the family route over time and provides some international comparisons
• chapter 2 sets out the definitions of economic wellbeing and family life and considers the trade-off between the two in setting the minimum income requirement (MIR)
• chapter 3 covers the main options for how to calculate the MIR
• chapter 4 outlines the practicalities of setting a new MIR
• chapter 5 considers exceptions to the family visa financial requirements, including the adequate maintenance test
• chapter 6 presents our conclusions and recommendations
• a glossary of terms

Further to the main report, the separate annexes document provides additional methodology and analysis.

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Published 10 June 2025