Submitted on Friday 24th February 2017
Rejected on Monday 6th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Abolish the income rule for British citizens to bring a non-EU spouse to Britain
Whilst the recent Supreme Court judgement found the Government’s rule requiring British citizens to earn a minimum of £18,600 in order to bring a non-EU spouse to the UK ‘lawful’, it doesn’t make it right. The law is unjustified, discriminatory and inhumane and needs to be abolished.
It is estimated that 41% of British citizens working as employees earn less than the minimum income threshold and would not be eligible to sponsor a non-EU spouse / partner.
Thousands of families are living in hardship as a result of the rule. It is estimated there are an estimated 15,000 children in the UK growing up without one parent present (Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants). It disproportionately affect women, younger people and those outside London (Migration Observatory).
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/174590
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