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'Just the rich can do it': our research shows how immigration income requirements devastate families

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par Katharine Charsley, Professor of Migration Studies, University of Bristol
Helena Wray, Professor of Migration Law, University of Exeter

The government has announced a host of new restrictions aimed at cutting net migration to the UK. Headline announcements include increasing the salary requirements for skilled foreign workers from £26,200 to £38,700, and banning health and care workers from bringing family dependants to the UK.

In the fine print is a doubling of the minimum income requirement (MIR) for family visas to £38,700. This means that many British citizens will be unable to bring their non-British spouse or partner to the UK. If implemented,…

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