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by THO » Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:23 am
Excerpt from the Independent, today.
" Asked if it would apply to partners when they came to renew their visas, No 10 said the change was “not retrospective, but it would apply to renewals in the future”.
At that point, people would be expected to “meet the visa requirements of the day”.
The prime minister’s official spokesperson added: “People always have a set length of time for their visas and will be aware at the conclusion of that visa time that they don’t have a guarantee that they will obviously remain in the country.”
The income level had not been updated for 10 years, No 10 said.
There are exemptions, but these will be on a case-by-case basis, and it stressed that the amount could be spread across the household".
The changes are due to come into effect in spring and will apply when existing visas for foreign spouses come up for renewal.
The prime minister's spokesperson said on Tuesday: “The family immigration rules contain a provision for exceptional circumstances 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.”
No examples were given and the spokesperson said applications would be considered on a “case-by-case basis”.
Personally, I think 18.6K is far too little to be able to bring someone to live with you. Time and again I read on this forum that people who have never met are getting married after meeting just once, and then he/she is allowed to arrive into the UK. Worse is the number of cases of divorce of these people, who then remarry someone else they have not met, and bring them in, the previous partner is allowed to remain. In case no one had noticed the UK is an island, with a massive housing shortage and a population increasing by 100sK per year, and it can't go on. 300K houses needed to be built per year, excludes schools, hospitals, prisons, roads and other infrastructure to support this increase in population.
You all might think it's unfair, but how else does the govt tackle this situation? If it carries on unchecked, there will be a point in the future when the country is actually full, and then what? Or does everyone want to simply kick the ball into the long grass and hope that things work out for the best.