Question follow-through · 51

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the the minimum income requirement for spousal visa applications.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the the minimum income requirement for spousal visa applications.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    We keep all policies under review. Any changes will be announced to Parliament in the normal way.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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