The UK's Migration Advisory Committee has suggested reducing the minimum income requirement for partner visas from £29,000 to between £23,000 and £25,000. This reduction could potentially lead to a 1-3% increase in net migration. The committee opposes a Conservative plan to hike the threshold to £38,700, stating it conflicts with human rights laws, particularly Article 8 concerning the right to family life. They argue the threshold should better reflect families' economic self-sufficiency without connecting it to the skilled worker salary level.
The migration advisory committee suggested that the minimum income requirement for partner visas could be lowered to between 23,000 and 25,000, possibly increasing net migration.
Scrapping the Tory plan to raise the threshold to 38,700 is advisable as it may conflict with human rights laws under Article 8 of the European convention.
A proposed reduction to a threshold of between 24,000 and 28,000 prioritizes economic wellbeing, potentially easing taxpayer burden and allowing families to support themselves effectively.
The committee emphasized that the family route has different objectives than the skilled worker route, questioning the rationale for aligning thresholds between these visa categories.
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