Migration rules causing 'anguish'
British citizens are being separated from partners and children from outside the European Union (EU) by new migration rules that are "causing anguish for families", MPs have found.
MPs calling for lower income requirement for migrants
MPs are looking into lowering the income requirement for British nationals and permanent residents seeking to sponsor a non-European Economic Area spouse or parter.
- The figure is currently £22,400 to sponsor and a further £2,400 for each further child
- The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration (APPG) is discussing lowering this figure to £18,600
- Evidence suggests 47% of the UK working population last year would fail to meet the income level to sponsor a non-EEA partner, the committee said
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