Hi,
I’ve not posted on this forum for several years now since we left Thailand and settled in the UK. My wife is presently on FLR.
I am in regular contact with my local MP who is part of and I think chairman of a small group of around 20 predominantly right-wing Conservatives who very recently issued an extensive report with proposals on reducing net immigration.
Among these proposals are 3 recommendations directly affecting this thread:
· Raise the minimum combined income threshold to £26,200 for sponsoring a spouse, in line with work visas.
· Raise the minimum language requirement to B1 (intermediate level).
· Raise the Immigration Health Surcharge to £2,700 per person, per year.
It is possible that this group has had an influence on the PM’s announcement to fund public sector workers pay increases.
I’m sure many of you will agree that the Tories see spouse visas as a soft target to extract more and more unjustifiable and probably uncosted fees from in order to fund in other areas which is grossly unfair.
So based on the aforementioned proposals, we might also see more obstacles put in place in the form of increased income and language requirements going into the future.