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UK Family Visa: Britain on Thursday increased the minimum income required for citizens wishing to bring family or relatives to the country on a family visa. Indians will also benefit from the government's decision. The government has increased salaries by 55 per cent, meaning if someone is planning to come to the UK on a family visa, the minimum annual salary has increased from £18,600 (Rs 19.40 lakh) to £29,000 (Rs 30.25) Has gone. Lakh). However, officials have also said the limit will be raised to £38,700 early next year. However, this step has been taken to reduce legal migration.
The government is making efforts to reduce the number of migration
The British government is making several efforts to reduce the number of migration. For this reason, the government has also tightened the visa rules from the beginning of this year. The UK Home Office said the decision was taken by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary James Cleverley to reduce legal migration and the tax burden on taxpayers due to people coming here.
The opposition criticized this rule
Rishi Sunak said that when the new rule was first introduced in the House of Commons in December 2023, it was criticized by the opposition. The government therefore opted to raise the salary cap rather than increase it immediately to £38,700 as before. Therefore the salary limit will be increased in two phases.
What is the reason behind setting higher salary limit?
One of the government's priorities was to raise the minimum wage required for people coming on a skilled worker visa to £38,700. It also aims to prevent migrants from being paid less than UK workers.