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Income required to bring family to the UK increased as final measure of package to reduce legal migration comes into force.

• Updated: 11 April 2024

UKVI is moving all visa fee payments for visa applications to online platforms as the capability to pay for a visa in the visa application centre discontinues.

• Updated: 3 April 2023

Cambios inmediatos para todas las personas salvadoreñas: necesitarán una visa antes de viajar al Reino Unido.

• Updated: 11 May 2022

Leave extended to 31 May for individuals who are currently unable to return home at the end of their visa.

• Updated: 24 March 2020

The government has announced changes to the Immigration Rules.

• Updated: 7 March 2019

The Home Office response to the Children’s Commissioner’s report on the impact on children of the minimum income threshold for sponsoring family migrants.

• Updated: 8 February 2016

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) response to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) consultation on family migration.

• Updated: 5 October 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Statement laid in the House of Commons on 26 April 2011 by Damian Green, and in the House of Lords by Baroness Neville-Jones.

• Updated: 26 April 2011

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government