Further to the discussion on whether the applicant's income will be taken into account in FLR/ILR applications, this is from the MAC report: 4.20 A further issue to consider is whether and how to take into account the future earnings of the sponsored migrant, as well as the income of the sponsor, wh...

The MAC report does say something like that there is "a case for" including the non-EU partner's income where they are present and working in the UK or have a secure job offer. I'd put it more strongly: there are many aspects of this government's immigration policies which are stupid and v...

The MAC's website says they were asked to report by October 2011 on a minimum income threshold.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/about ... odies/mac/

Half an hour to go, and no sign of any report, at least in public.

I'm fairly sure that the MAC will not propose such a high threshold. In this case, their mandate is not to support the government's objective of reducing immigration, but to propose the minimum level at which the applicant "will not be a burden on the state". You can't possibly argue that ...

Cameron's speech today is apparently going to identify 20k after tax as a reasonable minimum to support a family. I guess this amounts to about 25k before tax, which seems awfully high, and (as pointed out above) higher than the average UK wage. http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/10/cameron-rewrite...

Any Ideas when the new Rules will applied, Do you think it will affect current applications or just the new applications after the new rules applied. I think based on precedents from worker visas, it will only apply to those who apply for visas after the changes have come into effect. However, the ...

guys i have some excellent news. all applications before 23 Dec 2010 will be approved. Then why are they are closing Tier 1 (General) applications from outside the UK? If all applications submitted before 23-Dec are to be issued a visa (if approved), then when will they allow applications to fill t...

Update on UKBA http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/dec/61-t1g-closure-overseas The statement of changes is worth reading. It says - T1G has been closed because the number of applications received has reached the number of the interim cap plus 20% (20% is the average prop...

I understand the order to close T1G is separate from the order to meet the legal requirements to re-impose an interim cap. How can they close anything without changes to the law? They can propose to parliament to remove T1 from the law, and actually stop T1 from now on, but anyway all the previous ...

You can assume i'm fake if you like. I've lurked on this forum for a while as I have an interest in these matters. I am, however, telling the truth.

How can they possibly close T1 if illegal limit has been reached? I understand the order to close T1G is separate from the order to meet the legal requirements to re-impose an interim cap. Even if they do some parliament regulations, how those regulations may affect all the already made application...

I assume it would appear there shortly, but the statement in parliament was made as a response to an urgent question from the opposition so it may not have been a 'scheduled' announcement as such.

The source of the information is a House of Commons statement made by the Immigration Minister Damian Green in response to an urgent question on the topic from the Shadow Home Secretary Ed Balls at 3.30 this afternoon which I was listening to live.

The immigration minister Damian Green has said an order will be laid in parliament tomorrow to meet the necessary legal requirements to re-impose the immigration cap. He also said that Tier 1 General will be closed from tomorrow as the total interim cap on those visas has been reached. In response t...